Collins: The Reti improvers "Small" tactics

"Small" tactics

To show the patterns as clearly as possible

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and play tricks

• the learner should master the traps in his openings in order to avoid disappointment

Collins: The Reti improvers "Small" tacticsThis book examines what might be described as the pure Rti Opening. White starts with 1 Nf3 and intends to meet 1 d5 with the Rti response 2 c4. One of the major advantages of playing these systems is that they rely far more on general strategic understanding than rote memorisation. However, this does not mean that Black is not set difficult problems to solve. In the modern era these lines have mainly been championed by Vladimir Kramnik and Lev