Zukertort Opening

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The Zukertort Opening is a chess opening named after Johannes Zukertort that begins with the move: 1. Nf3 A flank opening, it is the third most popular of the twenty legal opening moves White has, behind only 1.e4 and 1.d4. Sometimes the name "Réti Opening" is used for the opening move 1.Nf3, although most sources define the Réti more narrowly as the sequence 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4, which happens to be the most common independent variation of the Zukertort. By playing 1.Nf3, White prevents Black from playing 1...e5, and keeps future move options open. It has been described by Edmar Mednis as a "perfect and flexible opening" and by others such as Aron Nimzowitsch as "certainly the most solid move, whereas moves such as 1.e4 and 1.d4 are both 'committal' and 'compromising'." The opening is very often used as a transpositional device into openings that usually start with 1.e4, 1.d4, or 1.c4, where White delays certain committal moves until having more knowledge of Black's plans, usually with the goal...

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