"This variation against the King's Indian Defense and the Grunfeld Defense was devised by the great innovator Richard Reti, but popularized by ex-world champion Vasily Smyslov, and after him by Victor Kortchnoi, and the informator cheif Zdenko Krnic." ---Adrian Mikhalchishin
Following Smyslov and Reti
by Adrian Mikhalchishin
from Secrets of Opening Surprises vol 4 - 2006
(all credit goes to Mikhalchishin)
"This variation against the King's Indian Defense and the Grunfeld Defense was devised by the great innovator Richard Reti, but popularized by ex-world champion Vasily Smyslov, and after him by Victor Kortchnoi, and the informator cheif Zdenko Krnic." ---Adrian Mikhalchishin
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1)[ A Grunfeld set-up with 5...c6 and ...d5]
2) A KID type of set-up after
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4:
a) [6...e5]
b) [6...Nbd7]
c) [6...c5]
3) [ The Method of Reti and Smyslov]
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