The simple-to-play London System is an opening that is increasing in popularity seemingly by the minute.As Black, you are guaranteed to face it and, as a result, you NEED a rock-solid plan to fight back.
The 'Mozart of Chessable' is back!
Here is the one-stop-shop that will give you a reliable weapon to Crush the London. It is an ambitious Grandmaster-endorsed repertoire to play after 1.d4 d5 that is short, sharp and fully-researched.
The author is one of the best authors on Chessable, if not the best, and he is fast approaching master status. In fact, he's so good at using our system we call him the 'Mozart of Chessable'.
The London System... is falling down
Logozar knows how to get the best out of our format and this is shown here. Logozar has made full used of to every tool we have here on Chessable to produce a repertoire full of plans outlined with arrows and key squares marked.
The structure of the course is as follows:
Chapter 1: 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4. Recommended line: 3...c5
Chapter 2: 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4. Recommended line: 2...c5
Chapter 3: Annotated games.
Chapter 4 is an additional chapter showing how to fight the London if you play 1...Nf6 or 1...f5 in response to 1.d4.
The Chessable courses
The London System: Essential Theory and
Short & Sweet: The London System have been checked and this repertoire has counters to both of them.
Sources:
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Database research (HIARCS, lichess.org, chess.com), master-games
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Engines (mainly Stockfish 10)
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Chessable courses: ("Short & Sweet: The London System" and "The London System: Essential Theory")
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Feedback from: GM Dejan Bojkov, friends, and beta-testers5.
Books: "Play the London System", "Win with the London System", and "The Agile London System".
