Bored of e4 and d4? Play the reti opening!!

I am really bored playing e4 and d4 all the time so i started playing the reti opening and found it really sharp and interesting. What do you think about the reti? You like it? You wanna try it? Just showing the main like in the diagram for those who have never seen it....

I don;t know, I think it is a good opening.

I will try it and I will tell you.

Reti is nice, but I like the reversed Alekhine or Queen's Indian

Uh huh *snaps fingers*

What's the idea after c4 is played?

Control the center of the board with your minor pieces i think....

So with dxc4, you're losing a piece, no? A gambit then?

Qa4+....

Not really, it's similar to the queens gambit.

White can even play 1.nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3, and attempts to hold onto the pawn all become rather ugly for black.

I like 2.g3 rather than the immediate c4, 2...d4 is tricky.  

I have played it.

It is really good but I prefer to send out both my horses first.

Reti is a good opening but i wouldn't prefer to 1.e4 since it can change to a Queen's gambit declined easily which is what i do when my opponent uses it

Good tips!

I'm not reti to play the Reti.

I think that's White's best option. After other moves Black can easily get a queen's gambit accepted setup w/a6, b5 and c5. 3.Na3 e5 is also a problem.

The Reti is a transposition magnet, so you might want to be up on English & QGD positions if you play it.

nah, dxc4 draws instantly

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4

Killed the Reti back in the nineties

Instantly!!!

It can happen:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/sharp-english-slav

It would be nice if someone could kindly show us more continuation lines to play from the "reti" opening moves. 

It's certainly interesting, but don't you think it's a little passive? More for positional or tactics players? I prefer a more aggressive forceful opening, queens gambit, or london opening.