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"Reti-KIA"
04/06/07 at 13:17:20
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Has anyone any thoughts on the "Reti-KIA" setup, as practised by Bilek and Romanishin? -- I mean, the setup where White plays a KIA with both e4 and c4. I know this idea of blockading the queenside is considered strong where Black adopts an (inferior) reversed Saemisch structure, but it can be played too after ...Ng8--f6. This arises most typically from a 2 ...d4 Reti (3 g3 c5 4 Bg2 Nc6 5 d3 e5 6 0-0 Nf6 7 e4!?, e.g. 7 ...Bg4 8 h3 Bh5 9 g4 Bg6 10 Nh4 Nd7 11 Nf5 Qc7, which Osnos calls unclear), but the basic strategic pattern can arise from other move orders too. Is this dangerous for Black only if, say, s/he castles prematurely, or does it have some bite however Black reacts?
  
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