Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A11), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3.

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About this opening

Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A11. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3.

It belongs to the Réti Opening family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Anglo-Slav Variation → Gurevich System line). The immediate parent line is Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, transitioned via 3.e3.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 c6, 2.Nf3 d5, 3.e3. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.