Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6
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 e6 5. b3 Bd6. 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 13 times by this move order. White won 31%, 7% were drawn and Black won 62%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bb2 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.18 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Be2 b6)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 13 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bb2 | 12 (92%) | |
| 6. Qc2 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
364 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 37%, Black 28%). The strongest:
- GM Anish Giri (2728) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2760) 0-1 · Chessable Masters Winners · 2025-02-18
- GM Vincent Keymer (2733) – GM So, W. (2747) 1-0 · Tata Steel India Blitz · 2024-11-16
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2755) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2726) 0-1 · 2nd Prague Masters 2020 · 2020-02-19
- GM Vincent Keymer (2717) – GM Gukesh D (2758) 1-0 · Tata Steel IND Rapid Open · 2023-09-07
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2732) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Late · 2024-02-27
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- abobaraa77 (2440) – MooNiee (2424) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Matthias_Stefansson (2414) – PitZampas (2345) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Gattamelata (2298) – usv (2224) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
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 e5) 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.