Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6
The Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A09, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6. 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 245 times by this move order. White won 56%, 4% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (22% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.24 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Ng5 Bf5 6. Bxc4 e6)
- ECO
- A09
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 88 | |
| 1500-1999 | 132 | |
| 2000+ | 25 | |
| All | 245 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 54 (22%) | |
| 4. Na3 | 52 (21%) | |
| 4. Nd4 | 42 (17%) | |
| 4. Qa4+ | 35 (14%) | |
| 4. Ng5 | 24 (10%) | |
| 4. Ne5 | 9 (4%) | |
| 4. b3 | 7 (3%) | |
| 4. d4 | 6 (2%) |
Master games
54 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 28%, draw 41%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM David Anton Guijarro (2669) – GM Conrad Holt (2540) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Aug Late · 2024-08-27
- GM Robert Markus (2608) – IM Daniel Semcesen (2502) 1-0 · Karpos Open 2014 · 2014-04-02
- GM Evgenij Agrest (2596) – GM Robert Rabiega (2503) 0-1 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-14
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2605) – GM Alexei Bezgodov (2482) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Rapid 2013 · 2013-06-06
- GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (2540) – GM Conrad Holt (2540) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Aug Late · 2023-08-08
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- chess31679 (2622) – Potferdek (2489) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- swordartonline_98 (2329) – lautaro_en_ajedrez (2526) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- Elixir1 (2302) – serpolit (2314) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Réti Accepted 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4
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: 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.