Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (6. c4 e6)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 is a chess opening classified as ECO A11, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7. cxd5 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.40 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. cxd5 Qxb3 9. axb3 exd5)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3pp1/2p1pn1p/3p1b2/2P5/3P1NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 7- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. cxd5 | 2 (50%) | |
| 7. Nc3 | 1 (25%) | |
| 7. Be3 | 1 (25%) |
Master games
52 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 56%, draw 32%, Black 12%). The strongest:
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2694) – GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2601) 1-0 · World Blitz 2016 · 2016-12-29
- GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2636) – IM Nodirbek Yakubboev (2569) 1/2-1/2 · Aeroflot Open A 2019 · 2019-02-23
- GM Bogdanovich, S. (2581) – GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (2603) 1-0 · 1st Archibald Open 2019 · 2019-05-18
- GM Konstantin Landa (2607) – GM Gerald Hertneck (2496) 1-0 · Bundesliga 2017-18 · 2018-02-24
- GM Nikita Meshkovs (2553) – IM Mika Karttunen (2488) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-FIN 2020-22 · 2021-10-16
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Gyalog75 (2609) – Doktor-Faustus-M28 (2483) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- camonbulka (2480) – tharushadias (2368) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- FM Sonics1962 (2388) – neilchan (2349) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5. d3 h6) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6
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.