The Réti Opening - Properly Played

Endelig en grei, ryddig og passe innholdsrik bok om Rétis åpning 1 Sf3 d5 2 c4, med også noen sider om alternativene 2 g3 og 2 b3. Ikke en repertoarbok, men solid innhold mye for spillere med ratingnivå cirka 1400 - 2200.

Forfatternes forord:

Before we started working on this book, we discussed the needs of our intended target group. We came to the conclusion that it’s primarily intended for amateurs looking for an opening that offers the following advantages:

1. It should be easy to learn - based on the fact that the readers can orient themselves on key ideas and general set-up plans - without the need to memorize vast amounts of ‘theory’.

2. However, they should still be able to focus on certain continuations and to increase their specific knowledge.

3. The opening should enable them to master the passage from the openingto the middle game with mainly solid positional play - i.e. without the risk of running into sharp tactical surprises.

4. It should offer much room for research and experimentation.

The ‘Réti Opening’ is quiet and solid and usually leads to the middle game withfairly equal chances for both sides. The arising positions are interesting andrequire more positional understanding than tactical skills.

In addition to our theoretical explanations, we give many games from tournament practice to show the ‘Réti Opening’ in action. By studying these games, the reader can not only enrich his knowledge with many typical andsubtle motifs and ideas - but also become familiar with what one might call the‘natural development’ in the different lines and set-ups. However, we havemade sure that the selected games, apart from the required work, are alsoenjoyable and entertaining.

One final comment on a specific organizational difficulty we had to fight with.Since the various systems and lines covered in this book are sometimes veryclosely related, many possible transpositions of moves can occur. We have done our best to point out all the different move orders, though we may have missed one or the other.

And now, enjoy our book! And may the ideas and plans shown help you toscore many great successes!