Réti Opening: Penguin Variation
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1
The Réti Opening: Penguin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A09, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1. It is a line of the Réti Opening. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: −1.01 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 3… c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. g4 e5 6. Nbd2)
- ECO
- A09
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1
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Comes from
Réti Opening: Advance Variation 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- Réti Opening A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Navara Gambit 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
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6) 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.