Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (2… d5 3. e3)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3
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. It is a line of the Réti Opening. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 540 times by this move order. White won 51%, 8% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… Nf6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 18 | |
| 1500-1999 | 164 | |
| 2000+ | 358 | |
| All | 540 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 | 370 (69%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 78 (14%) | |
| 3… e6 | 38 (7%) | |
| 3… dxc4 | 16 (3%) | |
| 3… Bf5 | 15 (3%) | |
| 3… g6 | 9 (2%) | |
| 3… a6 | 7 (1%) | |
| 3… f6 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
2,629 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 28%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2767) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 0-1 · Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · 2024-08-15
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2767) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 1/2-1/2 · Saint Louis Rapid 2024 · 2024-08-13
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) – GM Alexei Shirov (2697) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late · 2022-08-23
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2792) – GM Levon Aronian (2764) 0-1 · GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · 2018-06-23
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2776) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2757) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 22nd Apr Early · 2025-04-22
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM JanistanTV (2735) – GM athena-pallada (2881) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- JeromePanoSoler (2717) – Pookinator (2778) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM abhijeet1610 (2784) – classic_chess3456 (2640) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Continuations
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2) A11 · 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) A11 · 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5) A11 · 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. b3 e5
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6) A11 · 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6
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, with g3 (4. b3 g6) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (3… Nf6 4. Bg2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (4. Bg2 dxc4) 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.