Opening name: Réti Opening
Opening line: 1. Nf3 c5
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Winning percentages
White: 9650 (31.73%)
Black: 7685 (25.27%)
Draws: 13076 (43.0%)
Sicilian Invitation (Réti Opening)
1...c5
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 possiblethe position is still very flexible for both sides.
Most popular responses
2. e4 (Open Sicilian) White's move 2. Nf3 increased her control of the d4 square, enabling her to play d4 next move. Black cannot hope to resist White's plan any further, and should go about his own development. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (321667395 games)
2. c4 (English Opening - Symmetrical Variation) Main line symmetrical. The idea in this variation is to achieve the pawn break on d4 for white. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (5146243 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 40
Score: +0.38
Best Move: e4
PV Line: 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
Historical games for Réti Opening
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M. (2876) vs Grischuk, A. (2781) | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Ding, Liren (2791) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863) | 0-1 | 2020 |
| So, W. (2815) vs Carlsen, M. (2832) | 0-1 | 2017 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir (2795) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2848) | 1/2-1/2 | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M. (2843) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) | 1/2-1/2 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M. (2837) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |
| Radjabov, Teimour (2788) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2837) | 0-1 | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M. (2850) vs Grischuk, A. (2774) | 0-1 | 2015 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) vs Kasparov, Garry (2825) | 1/2-1/2 | 1998 |
| Aronian, L. (2792) vs Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2819) | 0-1 | 2016 |