Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (5… e6 6. d3)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. d3
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 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. 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 7 times by this move order. White won 43%, 0% were drawn and Black won 57%. The most popular continuation is 6… Nbd7 (29% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 39; best line 6… dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bc2 9. Rd2)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p1b2/2P5/3P1NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 0 6- PGN
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 7 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Nbd7 | 2 (29%) | |
| 6… Bd6 | 2 (29%) | |
| 6… h6 | 2 (29%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 1 (14%) |
Master games
26 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 11%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Dmitry Kokarev (2593) – Arseniy Nesterov (2484) 1-0 · ch-RUS Rapid 2019 · 2019-10-16
- GM Maxime Lagarde (2604) – IM Anatole Vlachos (2470) 1-0 · French Open Blitz 2024 · 2024-06-16
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2627) – FM Denis Lazavik (2436) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 24th Nov · 2020-11-24
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher (2451) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2603) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 · 2026-06-11
- GM Jan Krejci (2582) – GM Petr Velicka (2412) 1/2-1/2 · ch-CZE 2018 · 2018-04-30
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NM FedirBohatyrchuk1892 (2501) – jeaok (2541) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- m-s-g (2349) – nekit2004 (2432) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- kvat61 (2393) – scottecs (2332) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (4. Bg2 Bf5) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 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.