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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #11 - 06/25/08 at 16:09:13
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Nice sac. But couldn't Black have avoided a lot of troubles by playing a timely ...h6 ?


Thanks it was played based mostly on (in?) intuition. And yes, he should have played ...h6 to preserve the bishop. I don't like to play against the black system this game was the exception.
  

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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #10 - 06/25/08 at 15:19:25
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Dear Mr. Sal,

Nice sac. But couldn't Black have avoided a lot of troubles by playing a timely ...h6 ?
Also nice to see you have an official name.  Wink

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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #9 - 06/25/08 at 10:30:23
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3.b4 is Schiller's recomedation in 'Hypermodern Opening Repertoire for White'.

I have played the Reti for some time and I like very much when black plays 2...d4, much more than when black plays the New York System (London System reversed).  You can see a game of mine here

http://jugadordecafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/mi-monna-lisa.html

I'm really happy with this game.
  

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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #8 - 06/22/08 at 10:25:39
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Against less experienced players I'm not unhappy to see 2.... d4 as there's a lot of scope for them to overplay their hand and it often leads to interesting and unusual positions that they wont have come across too much. However if I'm sat opposite someone around 2300+ or someone who's had a chance to prep it it's the last thing I want to see. If Black plays it correctly then its a b*****d to crack and there's real pressure to not drift into a reverse position where the extra tempo is meaningless.
  
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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #7 - 06/14/08 at 17:05:18
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Black_Widow wrote on 06/12/08 at 12:09:03:
The opening encycopedia from chessbase contains quite a lot of information. Both Dunnington and Davies deal with the variation, but I think both books are now hard to obtain ....


THe Dunnington book is now out of print but Davies' book seems to be freely available - in London at least.

  

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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #6 - 06/14/08 at 08:14:18
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2... d4 is the critical test of the Reti, where White must be careful in order not to be worse! (2... dxc4, on the other hand immediately gives White interesting play)

As black i like a ...f6/...Nge7 setup. One version of which occured in Tomashevsky-Khalifman Rus Ch. 2005: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 Nge7 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Rb1 Be6 14. h4 f6 15. c5 Rc8 16. Ne4 b5 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. h5 Nh8 19. Qe2 Nf7 20. Ned2 Nd6 21. Nh4 Qd8 1/2-1/2
  
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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #5 - 06/13/08 at 23:05:03
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TheDane wrote on 06/11/08 at 21:52:19:
I am new to the Reti. There seem to be very few books on the Reti besides Davies´ "The dynamic Reti". What else do you study ?

How much of the stuff in the Flank Openings is on the Reti for subscribers and are there any annotated games there with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 ?

What is the canonical reference for 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc 3.e4  ??

And those of you playing the Reti how happy are you when seing 2...d4 ?!

If you don't like 2...d4 (like me) why not to play 2.g3 and c4 later?
  
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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #4 - 06/12/08 at 13:23:40
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I've been looking at the early 3.b4 or 4.b4 (after 2...d4) option for White in this line.  The game can take on reversed Benko or Blumenfeld possibilities, which are interesting and should reward the better prepared player.  No literature, but Davies touches on it ever so briefly, and a database search should give you the basics...
  

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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #3 - 06/12/08 at 12:09:03
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The opening encycopedia from chessbase contains quite a lot of information. Both Dunnington and Davies deal with the variation, but I think both books are now hard to obtain. My experience is, that you always need to check the analysis from Davies, since he tends sometimes to be optimistic or misses an important resource for the opponent.

I have experience with colors reversed (Franco-Benoni), which is comparable with the g3 variation. If you play aggressive enough, often d4 becomes weak, and if you can conquer that, then often you will get an advantage. The aggressiveness is with piece play and the breaks e3 and b4. Sometimes you need to sacrifice a pawn though.
  
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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #2 - 06/12/08 at 11:55:39
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There is an SOS-line for this variation : 3. c5 !? which boils down to a Weird Benoni by Stefan Bücker with colours reversed.

If you're looking for 'literature' : there's also a Chessbase disc authored by Don Maddox.
  
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Re: Reti: 2...d4
Reply #1 - 06/12/08 at 06:07:08
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Dunnington also has a book on the Reti. Probably out of print though...

Donaldson's book, 2nd edition recently published, also uses the Reti move order. Dont have it myself, but seem to recall the 2..d4 coverage is "light"...

2..d4 is a tough nut if black knows what he is doing. Have mostly played g3 acc to Davies, but 3.b4!? gives original play.
  
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Reti: 2...d4
06/11/08 at 21:52:19
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I am new to the Reti. There seem to be very few books on the Reti besides Davies´ "The dynamic Reti". What else do you study ?

How much of the stuff in the Flank Openings is on the Reti for subscribers and are there any annotated games there with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 ?

What is the canonical reference for 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc 3.e4  ??

And those of you playing the Reti how happy are you when seing 2...d4 ?!
  
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