Réti Opening: Réti Accepted
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4
The Réti Opening: Réti Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO A09, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4. It is a line of the Réti Opening. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 5,485 times by this move order. White won 56%, 4% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 3. e3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.26 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 3. e3 Be6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Ng5 Bf5)
- ECO
- A09
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,690 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,085 | |
| 2000+ | 710 | |
| All | 5,485 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. e3 | 2,739 (50%) | |
| 3. Qa4+ | 667 (12%) | |
| 3. e4 | 641 (12%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 495 (9%) | |
| 3. Na3 | 480 (9%) | |
| 3. g3 | 361 (7%) | |
| 3. b3 | 32 (1%) | |
| 3. d4 | 27 (0%) |
Master games
912 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 21%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3504) – AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-15.0 (3536) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-25
- AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-15.0 (3536) – Stoofvlees II a14 (3504) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-22
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2828) – GM Pentala Harikrishna (2726) 1-0 · Champions Showdown Blitz · 2019-02-23
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2782) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2746) 1-0 · FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2025-06-15
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2788) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2739) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Super Rapid Poland · 2026-05-06
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Réti Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Rookz77 (2622) – Superstitions_Guy (2802) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- chess31679 (2622) – Potferdek (2489) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Shahin_Za_Shiraz (2544) – VoinTeka (2536) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Réti Opening 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
Continuations
- Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation A09 · 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- 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: 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
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (4. b3 g6) 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.