Chess Opening Theory/1. Nf3/1...c5
Appearance
Réti Opening | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. Nf3 c5 |
Sicilian Invitation (Réti Opening)
[edit | edit source]1...c5
[edit | edit source]Black invites White to transpose into the Sicilian Defence with 2. e4 White has a number of other choices here. 2. c4 transposes into a Symmetrical English. Many other moves are possible—the position is still very flexible for both sides.
Theory table
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1. Nf3 c5
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English | c4 ... |
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Sicilian Defence | e4 ... |
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g3 ... |
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d4 ... |
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b3 ... |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
1. e4
2. Nf3
2. Other
1... other
1. d4
2. other
2. c4
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox