The Reti move by move

En fersk gjennomgang av aktuelle mønsterpartier med Retis åpning 1 Sf3, gjerne 1...d5 2 c4, inkludert et g3 fra hvit. I serien Move by move er dette ekstra lærerikt også for spillere fra rating cirka 1100 og oppover.

Forlagets egen omtale:

This book examines what might be described as the “pure” Réti Opening. White starts with 1 Nf3 and intends to meet 1...d5 with the “Réti” response 2 c4. One of the major advantages of playing these systems is that they rely far more on general strategic understanding than rote memorisation. However, this does not mean that Black is not set difficult problems to solve. In the modern era these lines have mainly been championed by Vladimir Kramnik and Lev Aronian. Both these players have frequently set very difficult problems for their elite opponents with these complex systems.

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

Fra forordet til forfatteren Sam Collins:

This book discusses the position after 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4 (the Réti), with some brief bonus coverage of 2 g3.

I have selected examples where White generally plays g3 over the next couple of moves, avoiding alternatives such as systems with an early e3. If you’re interested in those lines, I can recommend e3 Poison by GM Axel Smith (Quality Chess, 2017). Instead, g3 in combina-tion with e4 signifies the King’s Indian Attack, already discussed in a book in this series by GM Neil McDonald.

I have not aimed to create a complete repertoire for White, which was admirably accomplished by GM Demuth (and, before him, GM Delchev) in recent works. Instead, I have sought to find and analyse the most interesting recent games in the above terrain, with a particular focus on instructive middlegames (and, in some cases, even typical endgames).

These games are roughly distributed across all of the main lines you’re likely to meet after 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4. But it’s important to note that this book does not form a full repertoire, and is best used as a compliment to one of the repertoire series given in the bibliography. When I started working on this book I made liberal use in particular of the games of Aronian and Kramnik.