A05 · Reti Opening

Reti Opening: King's Indian Attack

1. Nf3 Nf6
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The position after 1. Nf3 Nf6, White to move.

In the Reti Opening: King's Indian Attack, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.

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The Reti Opening: King's Indian Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code A05. It is reached after the moves 1. Nf3 Nf6: 2 moves in, with White to play.

It belongs to the Reti Opening family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

Club players rarely lose the Reti Opening: King's Indian Attack in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.

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