The Slav/Réti hybrid. Black plays solidly. Demuth recommends an early g3, Bg2, and 0-0, then the thematic d2-d4 break. The key idea: no rush. Grind the semi-Slav player who expects a slower game.
4.g3 (Fianchetto variation – modern Reti style)
4…0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.h3 Rb8 9.d5 Na5 10.Nd2 – solid space advantage.
Chapter 16: Fixing the 7…Qa5 Line in the Neo-Catalan
Chapter 17: Neutralizing the “Hedgehog Breaker” (…b5 & …d5 combined) The Slav/Réti hybrid
Chapter 18: Against the Berlin Wall (1…Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 c6)
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4
Now Black’s main options:
We’ll focus on independent Reti lines, not just Queen’s Gambit transpositions.
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If Black refuses the gambit with 2…d4, Demuth advocates 3.e3, aiming to open the position. This chapter is pure positional chess—pressure against e6 and c5.