Classical, Réti Variation
- 1.e4e5
- 2.f4Bc5
- 3.Nf3d6
- 4.c3f5
- 5.fxe5dxe5
- 6.d4exd4
- 7.Bc4
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A sharp C30 line of the Classical King's Gambit Declined in which Black counters with ...f5 and White gives up a pawn for development with 7. Bc4.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Réti Variation
In this branch of the Classical Variation, Black answers White's preparation of d4 with 4. c3 by the counterthrust 4...f5, striking at e4. After 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bc4, White does not recapture on d4 and develops instead, leaving Black a pawn ahead. The bishop targets the a2–g8 diagonal loosened by ...f5. White's isolated e4-pawn faces Black's advanced pawns on d4 and f5, and the d-, e- and f-files are half-open.
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