Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4… Bf5 5. d3)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System is a chess opening classified as ECO A12, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3. It is a line of the Réti Opening. Black 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 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 5… e6 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.12 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5… h6 6. g3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Bg2)
- ECO
- A12
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… e6 | 2 (67%) | |
| 5… h6 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
18 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 11%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Daniel Forcen Esteban (2567) – GM Dmitrij Kollars (2562) 0-1 · PRO League Group Stage · 2019-03-07
- GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (2589) – IM Denis Shmeliov (2398) 1-0 · US Chess League 2015 · 2015-10-07
- GM Rinat Jumabayev (2575) – FM Borgaonkar Akshay (2378) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Jun Early · 2024-06-04
- IM Oliver Dimakiling (2428) – GM Nguyen Anh Dung (2455) 0-1 · DYTM KL Open 2012 · 2012-09-19
- IM Jop Delemarre (2391) – IM Mihail Nikitenko (2423) 0-1 · 2nd European Corporate · 2019-08-31
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Arkanello (2539) – somborac2024 (2478) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Mapalo-Nshikokola_13 (2022) – WhiteBlackbird_choup (2001) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- mn46100 (1852) – Ariculares (1949) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4. Bb2 Bf5) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5
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 (2… d5 3. e3) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) 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.