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Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation
Overview
Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A09, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Réti Opening: Réti Accepted, which traces back to the root opening Zukertort Opening.
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- ECO code
- A09
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Réti Opening: Réti Accepted
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Statistics from Lichess
41,940 games · White 53.6% / Draw 4.6% / Black 41.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Na3 | 12,028 | |
| Nc3 | 6,892 | |
| Qa4+ | 6,704 | |
| Nd4 | 6,425 | |
| Ng5 | 5,482 | |
| Ne5 | 1,198 | |
| Bxc4 | 1,189 | |
| Qc2 | 919 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:39:30
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