Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4. Bb2 Bf5)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5
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. It is a line of the Réti Opening. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 9 times by this move order. White won 33%, 23% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 5. g3 (44% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.16 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 5. Nh4 Bg6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. g3 d4)
- ECO
- A12
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 9 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. g3 | 4 (44%) | |
| 5. d3 Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4… Bf5 5. d3) | 3 (33%) | |
| 5. e3 Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4… Bf5 5. e3) | 2 (22%) |
Master games
34 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 32%, draw 27%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Emilio Cordova (2609) – GM Vasif Durarbayli (2629) 0-1 · SPICE Cup Open 2018 · 2018-10-25
- IM Raja Panjwani (2388) – GM Gata Kamsky (2660) 1/2-1/2 · Calgary International · 2016-07-28
- GM Michal Krasenkow (2520) – GM Rafal Antoniewski (2441) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2025 · 2025-06-03
- GM Michal Krasenkow (2610) – Damian Lewtak (2341) 1-0 · Najdorf Mem Open A 2015 · 2015-07-10
- IM Bojan Maksimovic (2451) – GM Ramil Hasangatin (2479) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 9th Nov · 2021-11-09
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
- Moppes (2416) – andrey_chess77 (2476) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- improvingo (2431) – FM TadeuszSoplica (2397) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3 Nf6) 1. Nf3 Nf6
Continuations
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4… Bf5 5. e3) A12 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. e3
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System (4… Bf5 5. d3) A12 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3
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.