Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (4. Bg2 dxc4)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 is a chess opening classified as ECO A11, reached after 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4. 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 23 times by this move order. White won 48%, 9% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5. O-O (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.16 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Na3 Nb6 7. Qc2 Be6)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 20 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. O-O | 15 (65%) | |
| 5. a4 | 8 (35%) |
Master games
215 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 25%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2778) 0-1 · Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020-04-21
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2785) – GM Aleksey Dreev (2668) 1-0 · 67th Moscow Blitz 2013 · 2013-09-01
- GM Peter Svidler (2737) – GM Maxim Rodshtein (2685) 0-1 · Netanya Masters 2019 · 2019-06-26
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2734) – GM Kirill Shevchenko (2677) 1/2-1/2 · Superbet POL Rapid 2024 · 2024-05-10
- GM Hrant Melkumyan (2645) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) 0-1 · CGC KO 2022 · 2022-09-14
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- notkevich (2683) – FM iustin104 (2576) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Schwachschacher (2530) – flying_knights456 (2581) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Schwachschacher (2529) – Sacrifice_chaser (2515) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (3… Nf6 4. Bg2) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2
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.