# Practice this Reti Opening: Santasiere’s Folly

- Link: https://coffeefordessert.com/2026/09/02/tcz-practice-this-reti-opening-santasieres-folly/
- Published: 2026-09-02T04:45:00-05:00
- Author: Coach Chad

> Check out this #chess game: 11brose vs vn56vaWMP – featuring Reti Opening: Santasiere’s
> Folly
> [https://www.chess.com/live/game/5023087912](https://www.chess.com/live/game/5023087912)

[Event “Live Chess”]
[Site “Chess.com”][Date “2020.06.19”][Round “?”][White “11brose”][
Black “vn56vaWMP”][Result “1-0”][TimeControl “60”][WhiteElo “1264”][BlackElo “1295”][
Termination “11brose won by checkmate”][ECO “A06”][EndTime “0:02:18 GMT+0000”][Link“
[https://www.chess.com/live/game/5023087912?move=0″]](https://www.chess.com/live/game/5023087912?move=0%22%5D)

 * 1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. a3 c5 5. e4 cxb4 6. exd5 bxa3 7. Nxa3 Nxd5 8.
   Qe2 Bxa3 9. Bxa3 Nc6 10. Rb1 b6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Qg3 
   Ne7 15. Bc4 Nf5 16. Qh3 Kh8 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. Qxh7# 1-0

mmmbullseye!

Santasiere’s Folly looks like a joke until the knight lands. Practice the Reti this
week: don’t panic when the board gets ugly, keep the pieces pointed at the weak 
square. Read the PGN, play it slow, then go faster. I wish you the best of luck!!

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