Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Reti Opening / Reti Gambit!

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Reti Opening / Reti Gambit!

Today we take a look at the Reti Opening / Reti Gambit. This chess opening line has two different names, but most seem to call it the Reti Gambit. This is a a strong chess opening for white which borrows ideas from the Old Benoni Defense and Benko Gambit. In this beginner’s chess lesson we cover the chess moves, chess ideas, chess theory, and chess strategy. We hope that this helps you improve at chess and become a better chess player.

Timestamps:
Introduction 0:00
Reti Gambit Accepted 0:41
Reti Gambit Advance Variation 5:29
Reti Gambit Declined 11:28

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20 Comments

  1. Woahhh, im a benoni player for black and have been looking for some fun openings for white. This has SO MANY similarities to the benoni!!! Its uncanny lol, this is such a fun opening, thanks for expanding my arsenal ^^

  2. At 3:20, when Black defends with B5, I’d highly suggest attacking the C4 pawn, if he takes, Bxb5 wins a pawn with check, winning you tempo

  3. RETI OPENING 4:13 BLACK TO MOVE PAWN B5 TO B4 MOVING THE KINGHT

  4. I start with the Reti most times hoping for the Tennison gambit. … It's probably not very good, but neither am I. XD
    Here's a completely normal chess tutorial for the curious. They start e4 d5, but in my experience you're more likely to get the gambit starting with the reti. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xNlzsnPCQ

  5. You sound like Sam Harris!

  6. Love this opening, I just generally love to start with Nf3, been paying it for a while. I'm just bad at chess haha

  7. Some very interesting ideas here! Many thanks, Sir!

  8. Its technicaly the reverse bennoni with 1 tempo advantage

  9. What if after dxc4 i play e4?

  10. Great video. Btw fide to begin issuing fines for all non Hippo 🦛 openings. YouTube guidelines sure to follow.

  11. will definitely gonna master this

  12. just an update, since i first commented last night I already won 6 games with Reti

  13. Is it just me or i play reti gambit as
    1. Nf3 d5
    2. C4 xc4
    3.Qa4+ bd7
    4. Qxc4

  14. Reti is my favorite white opening and I want to learn more variations to counter every possible black 1st openings. Thanks for this helpful video! Just started playing chess last week.

  15. my favourite and most comfortable gambit in chess

  16. I chose to learn a new opening for white because I was weary of d4. I sought for Reti opening, saw this video, got the ideas of the opening and guess what? I won my first game with it around 15 minutes ago, with black time out.

  17. Let's get Reti to rummmmbllllle!!

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