Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System (4. b3 Bg4)
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System is a chess opening classified as ECO A12, reached after 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bg2 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.03 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 Nbd7)
- ECO
- A12
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bg2 Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System (4… Bg4 5. Bg2) | 1 (50%) | |
| 5. Ne5 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 50%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- FM Daniel Rangel (2220) – FM Yichen Han (2399) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 14th Feb Late · 2023-02-14
- WIM Irina-Luiza Marin (2096) – IM Lilit Mkrtchian (2439) 0-1 · TCh-ROU Superliga w 2016 · 2016-11-22
- Michael Herrmann (2087) – FM Bernhard Tabernig (2330) 0-1 · TCh-AUT 2nd West 2017-18 · 2018-01-14
- WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2130) – FM Santiago Quinones Garcia (2240) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb · 2021-02-23
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM AlexKous2000 (2406) – kappatone (2329) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- cresspahl (2252) – ebi1553 (2210) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation (3… d5 4. b3) 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3
Continuations
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System (4… Bg4 5. Bg2) A12 · 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System (4… Bg4 5. Bb2) A12 · 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2
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.