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A12

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with dxc4

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Overview

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with dxc4 is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A12.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 dxc4 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.

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ECO code
A12
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation

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