Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. b3 e5
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System is a chess opening classified as ECO A11, reached after 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. b3 e5. It is a line of the Réti Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3 times by this move order. White won 67%, 0% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 6. cxd5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.21 (Stockfish, depth 27; best line 6. Be2 Bd6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nb5 Bb4)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. b3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. cxd5 | 3 (100%) |
Master games
10 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 20%, draw 0%, Black 80%). The strongest:
- GM Andrey Esipenko (2698) – IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (2449) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-27
- WGM Dana Reizniece (2209) – GM Alexei Shirov (2689) 0-1 · 16th Puhajarve Rapid · 2015-11-28
- IM Piotr Brodowski (2450) – IM Igor Kowalski (2371) 1-0 · Jana Maciei Mem 2022 · 2022-07-08
- GM Simon K Williams (2450) – FM John R Richardson (2299) 0-1 · 110th ch-GBR 2024 · 2024-07-31
- Daniel He (2134) – GM Conrad Holt (2540) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Nov Late · 2022-11-08
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- abobaraa77 (2440) – SVA1804 (2439) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- hallohallo95 (2308) – miller34 (2323) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- doktrino (2008) – Kicia64 (2064) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (2… d5 3. e3) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- Réti Opening A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Navara Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Penguin Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Accepted A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Zilbermints Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6) A11
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.