The Reti controls the center before occupying it. Learn how Nf3 and c4 create choices, when g3 and Bg2 build long-term pressure, and how e3 or d4 challenges an advanced pawn. From Black's side, practice accepting on c4, holding space with ...d4, or building the solid ...e6 and ...c6 formations.
Study four White routes and four Black responses. The lines cover the double fianchetto, accepted-pawn recovery, the Advance wing break, an Agincourt rook lift, Black's ...c5 counter, and the Caro-Kann formation. The board supplies move context; per-move editorial notes remain for the later Opus pass.
Keyboard: ← → step through the moves. Click any move chip to jump.
Source trail: every line and training board comes from the Reti Opening guide and its recorded position bank. The five retained test answers are Rxa8 (+5.21), e4 (+3.52), d4 (+0.26), ...a6 (+0.25), and ...Nbd7 (+0.34).
The 16 boards test fianchetto timing, accepted-pawn recovery, the b4-e3 challenge, Agincourt development, the Caro structure, and the queen-check tactic. Every alternative is legal and names the opponent's immediate response, keeping the lesson attached to the board.
Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.
Choose any of six verified starts and set the bot from 600 to 2500. Ten coach triggers recognize the base flank pressure, both fianchettos, accepted and advanced structures, Agincourt and Caro formations, the exposed a-file rooks, the minor-piece fork, and the Qa4+ tactic.
The six starts include 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4, exact position-bank seeds for the Accepted, Advance, Agincourt, and Caro-Kann branches, plus the Qa4+ tactical set piece. Each color receives the opposite outcome on the same observable pieces.
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