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Personally, I think that one should stay away from the Reti unless you know rather well what you're doing. What has happened to you in this game is a good example of what can happen if you play an opening you're not familiar with; you got a dodgy position rather quickly without finding any of the us...

Certainly I've got no proven track record, but I do have a couple of opinions on the matter in terms of what I've experienced/do experience with students I've taught and am teaching (aged from 8 and above into secondary school age). Chesstempo.com is extremely helpful. It's free, and once you make a...