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28:25 "you retreat your bishop so that if black takes on g3 you open up the h file. But black will never take." Lol not at my rating, they always take a piece when they see one.
I think they just think that the double pawns are such a weakness, but really I keep getting checkmates on the 'h' file, what is your rating mine is just below 1000, I never see people playing the London against me which is strange
@@joshuawall2590 I find it hinges on the midgame too, the E5 square is particularly critical, have you watched Hikaru's recent video on London System? Also check out 'Gotham Chess', he made a great video a few days ago :)
All of these videos are amazing. High quality, clear, detailed without being cumbersome. Thrilled the RUclips algorithm blessed me with this channel on my timeline, thank you!
I feel like you're reading my mind. This channel helped me out a lot for preparing tournament games. I had several draws against 400+ elo players just because of this compact and very clear prep!
Awesome stuff! Unsolicited advice: I think it would help to have a visualization of a tree that highlights what variation you're currently talking about cause you do some backtracking between variations and it's a tad difficult to follow. But the knowledge is great, and more importantly, free. So thanks!
Greek gifts all over the place in the London, for example at 39:24, I won several games because my opponents played Qc8 (protecting the knight with the queen and leaving the rook to guard the a-pawn) and boom, the gift already works. At 34:05 Qc4 is practically speaking more stubborn (g6 simply gives white a position 2 pawns up), since white cannot mate quickly and the win is not so trivial. Also worth noticing is that black wants to get in e5 and white should try to stop that at any cost, therefore he often plays Ne5 when black threatens e5.
Stjepan, thank you very much for your analysis! As a London-player I was waitng for this piece in your collection. Your series on the London will help me very much for new ideas and recaps.
Conceptually, this video can be summarized into a series of concepts to minimize any memorization... The main recommended moves for Black (besides d5) are some combination of Bf5 and c6 or c5. If you don't play Bf5, then be aware you may find the QB trapped behind e6 which suggests White may attempt to achieve some kind of attack against a French defense position or a Dutch Stonewall attack. Otherwise, the main positions are mostly Slav defense solutions. Particularly if Black plays c6 and allows d4xc5, it's likely going to be an actual Slav Defense line. But, if Black is able to achieve (or chooses to play) c5 and especially if White continues with c3 typical of what a London System player might tend to do, then you have a Slav defense reversed. Once you realize the multitude of possible Slav similarities, you'll also realize that there were a number of other possible positions not covered in this video like Slav Exchange type positions. The other thing to realize is that, like all Q Gambit type positions, there is always the possibility of either player choosing to exchange pawns leading to Exchange CaroKann or Carlsbad positions. There. Now go learn your Slav Defense, Carlsbad and maybe a touch of French and you'll be able to play these variations pretty well without memorizing specific lines.
This is one to watch more than once. Thank you! I've been adopting the London system as my first white opening repertoire. As black I'm adopting the Scandi and the dutch.
34:05 -- Stjepan, am I missing something here? It seems like if black just moves the queen (i.e. ...Qc4), and white gets in Ng5, black can just move the f rook (i.e. ...Rfd8) and avoid checkmate (Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7) and I'm not sure how to continue the attack. Seems white is just down a piece. If on the other hand, white goes Qf7+ Kh8, again seems like the attack dies and the best white can achieve is a threefold with Qh5+. The engine actually agrees with this assessment and puts the position at 0 (drawn) with the threefold line I mentioned above: lichess.org/analysis/r4rk1/pp1b1pp1/2n1p3/2qp3Q/4N3/2P1P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R_b_-_-_0_1. If black does push g6, the position is winning for white. But g6 doesn't seem forced as you said in the video (as white is not threatening checkmate if the queen moves). Am I missing something?
12:08, it is possible to defend by playing knight to a3, and according to engine white is +1.2.. the idea is that after Queen takes on b7, you should take with knight on d4 (in that situation knight a3 simply fails because you can capture it with bishop)
Yes, that's true. But the opponent wouldn't play Nb4 (instead he will capture the pawn Nxd4). So developing the Q to b3 doesn't threaten anything indeed. It's just in the video it's mistakenly explained why
So “this part is going to be a bit advanced”, huh? I couldn’t tell any difference when he segued from remedial to advanced. Could you? Tell the truth now!
12:00 knight b4 is actually a mistake because of knight a3 defend c2 and white is better. the correct move in this position instead of knight b4 is knight takes d4 and then white does'nt have knight a3 because bishop takes knight on a3. thanks for the vidoes!!! keep it up.
No Apology needed. the video is not too long. This is My manual I watched before I play on line. Thank you very much. You are much needed thanks again.
Great video! One thing you missed is a decent sideline for black in the main line after 5...e6 black plays 6...cxd4 instead of 6...Bd6. The line continues 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Be6 9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 Ng7 etc. Worth exploring for black and worth knowing for white! Thanks
Hey, i really like Your channel. I first started playing the colle, then it felt more natural to play This system after a while. Keep up the good work!
Amazing material Stjepen! I really enjoyed the QGD series, but was wondering how the theory changes if white goes 3.Nf3 instead of 3.Nc3 (which is very common in the openings databases). Also, any chance that you could do a video on the Queen's Gambit Accepted? It's a pretty different set of theory. Thanks!
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in these lower elo games black plays Nc6 on move 2 in alot of my games instead of pushing the C pawn, and youtube has taught me what to do about C6 and C5 on move 2 but nothing about Nc6 and how to take advantage of it as white
Hi I have a question, at 20:00 you say not to take with the knight because then Black’s knight would get to e4, but can’t you chase it away the same with f3? I put it on the engine and it says the same as you, but I can’t see why, if anybody could explain I’d be grateful!
At 43:17 you can play bxc6 attacking the knight forcing black to recapture with bxc4. This resets the tempo back to white with the bishop (f4) and pawn (d4) under attack from the pawn at e5 which you can deal in a couple of ways dxe4 for example alas it does let black capture c5 and be a tempo up on getting his undeveloped pieces out to play. Best is f3 taking some of black's bishop's (f5) available squares and shutting down the bishops mobility while you extricate your remaining undeveloped bishop, knight and king's rook. With the added benefit of keeping your pawn structure together better and easier to defend IMO. But that is just my 2 cents worth here, which when adjusted for inflation isn't worth much. 🤣
The best demonstration of where the London actually GOES that I've seen on RUclips. And there are a lot. I've chosen the London as the intermediate opening I'm going to OWN, so this is a huge help. And I swear, I absorbed it all, and will remember every detail! Heh. But luckily I have played the London many times and this actually explained a lot of the difficulties I've been having with it. Maybe now I can get past Stockfish level 6...
Great video and series overall but 34:00 is inaccurate. It’s possible I am not using stockfish 14 at a high enough depth but g6 is not forced at all, black has many queen moves and after Ng5 black can play Rfd8 stopping checkmate and simultaneously making sure that Qf7+ doesn’t win back the bishop. White can easily force a repetition but i don’t see how white can get any more out of this position and without playing very accurately white is just down a piece
What I highly appreciate as chess beginner in all your videos, is that they are all extremely well structured which makes it easier to understand. Thanks a lot!
In the Greek gift sacrifice after knight to e5 forking queen and checkmate threat why can't queen simply move to c4 and then after knight to g5 black queen to d3 blocks the mate and threatens to swap queens with black queen to g6 the next move?
Haha, I agree completely. I always retreat that bishop - which always gets taken. I then attack on the "h" file. Where it works against me is if the black king has not already castled. In which case, I retreat, trade. Opponent castles queenside - oof.
I just discovered your channel and have to say thank you very much for your awesome and informative content! Please keep up the good work for noobs like me. :-) Greetings from Berlin!
I'm wondering whether Black can take time after Bf5 for h6 and then tucking away his light-square Bishop on h7 so as to avoid having it exchanged for White's knight on h4.
yo on min 21 in the video when u move c4 witch is the best move the engine recommends bishop e4 then knight takes e4 thats one line that ends in black up a piece or pawn takes c5 and that is another line
im a lower elo player and i always face black playing Nc5 on move 2, i know its worst for black to not push the C pawn first but i dont know how to take advantage of it as white or the correct move order, i end up playing the opening good but leave room for mistakes in the middle game
The London is seriously annoying and boring. I hate it so much. I've dedicated my time to studying it as black to suck every bit of joy out of it for my opponent.
@@paololuckyluke2854 London is boring... I have been watching a lot of different openings and the such and London is the only one I have found myself wanting to fall asleep while watching.
12:01 Stejpan, you made a mistake. The best move would be Nxd4 winning the rook, not Nb4. Nb4 has Na3 defending and White is better. I analyzed it with an engine. No worries, just thought i point it out.
just wanted to let u know that it is trendy to delay c3 until black forces it...so its much more likely to have a Knight on f3 and d2 but without a pawn on c3, and the reason for using this moveorder is, that many unpleasant setups can be avoided or ar less harmfull. regards
Generally, it's often not a bad idea to just let the black queen take on b2, then try and trap it. I doubt that moving the queen to c1 is a good idea to defend the b2 pawn. It's also dubious, I think, to move the queen to b3 and bother too much with all that nonsense. Taking with either queen on b2 or b7 is often a risky proposition, so I stay away from it and just try to cage in any queen that comes my way. I recommend the London System videos by Eric Rosen.
Doing a video on Jobava London system would be a good video to make. It would be nice to get your take on it as well as rounding out your intro to the london. Considering how popular it's becoming, it would also help you be found by more people. (Take advantage of the algorithm 😉)
Yeah, the Jobava London system is my main opening if i'm white. I learned a lot from Gingergm, he made lots of vids about this opening. Also you can look at games from Jobava because he's one of the pioneers of this opening/variation.
When I see that bishop coming out, I immediately go after it. My way of defeating London is king pawn out, and trade bishops. Opp then pulls bishop back to open rook file, and I just pull out pieces on long 0-0 and castle on opposite side so open rook file is pretty meaningless. I'm sure a great player would take advantage of me, but a regular player is all messed up. And there is no floating bishop out there to bug me.
That's the Old Benoni, main line goes d5 after c5, but if you want to know more, Stjepan has made a series on the Benoni that includes a video on the Old Benoni. Alternatively, if you know your opponent is going to take you can play e3 and go for a reverse Carlsbad, exchange caro-kann, position or play c3 and go for a exchange slav, whatever you prefer.
Hey, I recommend looking at the line after c5 by black: dxc5 e6; Nc3 Bxc5; Ne4! And after the Bishop moves you get in Nd6+ with a quite pleasant position for white
hey stephan, do you really think the london system can ruined my chess knowledge? I’ve been studying this opening over a month and i’m worried that i could be “regressing”, even having good results. greetings from brazil :)
What do i do in the meantime until i'm good enough to follow fast paced coordinate syled teaching like this? Just more puzzles on Chess.com? most beginner lessons are setup for children and i dont like that haha
Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
0:00 The basics
Sidelines
3:20 2...c5
6:10 2...c6
9:28 2...Bf5
14:48 2...e6
Main Lines
15:35 2...Nc6
Thank you so much for making this!
Thanks for the stamps!
Nc6 is actually mentioned right at the end -- as the Chigorin - covered in another video
18:00
1:10 D4 d5 Nf3 c5 .. avoiding l. Sys .. to counter u'll play direct Bf4
"or with the engine if you don't have anybody"
I felt that.
28:25 "you retreat your bishop so that if black takes on g3 you open up the h file. But black will never take." Lol not at my rating, they always take a piece when they see one.
I think they just think that the double pawns are such a weakness, but really I keep getting checkmates on the 'h' file, what is your rating mine is just below 1000, I never see people playing the London against me which is strange
@@zaaxi7424 im 970. I have gotten a few checkmates on the h file but I keep misplaying the midgame. Lost several that way, pisses me off.
@@joshuawall2590 I find it hinges on the midgame too, the E5 square is particularly critical, have you watched Hikaru's recent video on London System? Also check out 'Gotham Chess', he made a great video a few days ago :)
@@zaaxi7424 yeah I understand that square is key. Ill just blunder a piece or give them a chance to force trades. Thanks for the tips
What I like about Bg3 move is that even if they don´t trade bishop, you can play Ne5 and f4.
All of these videos are amazing. High quality, clear, detailed without being cumbersome. Thrilled the RUclips algorithm blessed me with this channel on my timeline, thank you!
I feel like you're reading my mind. This channel helped me out a lot for preparing tournament games. I had several draws against 400+ elo players just because of this compact and very clear prep!
Awesome stuff! Unsolicited advice: I think it would help to have a visualization of a tree that highlights what variation you're currently talking about cause you do some backtracking between variations and it's a tad difficult to follow. But the knowledge is great, and more importantly, free. So thanks!
just curious, which one is more important you reffered 'the knowledge' or 'Free'?
Greek gifts all over the place in the London, for example at 39:24, I won several games because my opponents played Qc8 (protecting the knight with the queen and leaving the rook to guard the a-pawn) and boom, the gift already works.
At 34:05 Qc4 is practically speaking more stubborn (g6 simply gives white a position 2 pawns up), since white cannot mate quickly and the win is not so trivial.
Also worth noticing is that black wants to get in e5 and white should try to stop that at any cost, therefore he often plays Ne5 when black threatens e5.
Stjepan, thank you very much for your analysis! As a London-player I was waitng for this piece in your collection. Your series on the London will help me very much for new ideas and recaps.
Conceptually, this video can be summarized into a series of concepts to minimize any memorization...
The main recommended moves for Black (besides d5) are some combination of Bf5 and c6 or c5.
If you don't play Bf5, then be aware you may find the QB trapped behind e6 which suggests White may attempt to achieve some kind of attack against a French defense position or a Dutch Stonewall attack.
Otherwise, the main positions are mostly Slav defense solutions. Particularly if Black plays c6 and allows d4xc5, it's likely going to be an actual Slav Defense line.
But, if Black is able to achieve (or chooses to play) c5 and especially if White continues with c3 typical of what a London System player might tend to do, then you have a Slav defense reversed.
Once you realize the multitude of possible Slav similarities, you'll also realize that there were a number of other possible positions not covered in this video like Slav Exchange type positions.
The other thing to realize is that, like all Q Gambit type positions, there is always the possibility of either player choosing to exchange pawns leading to Exchange CaroKann or Carlsbad positions.
There.
Now go learn your Slav Defense, Carlsbad and maybe a touch of French and you'll be able to play these variations pretty well without memorizing specific lines.
Oh great to have a quick upload on this series. Looking forward to the next!
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Thanks for your time, effort and skill in making all these videos.
36:33 "and now If you want to play like a coward, castle"
Haha love it
In 7:50, you can advanced Nbd2 instead of e3, so you can have the option to Nb3 after Qb6
This is one to watch more than once. Thank you! I've been adopting the London system as my first white opening repertoire. As black I'm adopting the Scandi and the dutch.
Definitely check out the Semi Slav with black against d4. Dutch also solid.
34:05 -- Stjepan, am I missing something here? It seems like if black just moves the queen (i.e. ...Qc4), and white gets in Ng5, black can just move the f rook (i.e. ...Rfd8) and avoid checkmate (Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7) and I'm not sure how to continue the attack. Seems white is just down a piece. If on the other hand, white goes Qf7+ Kh8, again seems like the attack dies and the best white can achieve is a threefold with Qh5+.
The engine actually agrees with this assessment and puts the position at 0 (drawn) with the threefold line I mentioned above: lichess.org/analysis/r4rk1/pp1b1pp1/2n1p3/2qp3Q/4N3/2P1P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R_b_-_-_0_1.
If black does push g6, the position is winning for white. But g6 doesn't seem forced as you said in the video (as white is not threatening checkmate if the queen moves). Am I missing something?
white is still able to castle in the game and in your position white castling is disabled.
Thank you! I had the black pieces against a London player over the board this evening and was prepared after reviewing your London series this week.
12:08, it is possible to defend by playing knight to a3, and according to engine white is +1.2.. the idea is that after Queen takes on b7, you should take with knight on d4 (in that situation knight a3 simply fails because you can capture it with bishop)
Yes, that's true. But the opponent wouldn't play Nb4 (instead he will capture the pawn Nxd4). So developing the Q to b3 doesn't threaten anything indeed. It's just in the video it's mistakenly explained why
Thanks for this. Love your channel
18:00 "this part is going to be a bit advanced" ... so, goodbye and thanks for all the fish :-)
So “this part is going to be a bit advanced”, huh? I couldn’t tell any difference when he segued from remedial to advanced. Could you? Tell the truth now!
@@vhyper0007 well, no, but he scared the living daylights out of me. 🤣
Gosh I love your analysis since I’m basically a beginner so they help so much
12:00 knight b4 is actually a mistake because of knight a3 defend c2 and white is better. the correct move in this position instead of knight b4 is knight takes d4 and then white does'nt have knight a3 because bishop takes knight on a3.
thanks for the vidoes!!! keep it up.
No Apology needed. the video is not too long. This is My manual I watched before I play on line. Thank you very much. You are much needed thanks again.
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Great video! One thing you missed is a decent sideline for black in the main line after 5...e6 black plays 6...cxd4 instead of 6...Bd6. The line continues 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Be6 9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 Ng7 etc. Worth exploring for black and worth knowing for white! Thanks
Ty for sharing this. Well done.
Love your channel, thank you so much for the insights!
A question, 38:45 why castling when you can wait for the capture and open up the h file?
Hey, i really like Your channel. I first started playing the colle, then it felt more natural to play This system after a while. Keep up the good work!
3:50
Ben Finegold: I sense a disturbance in the force.
😂😂f6
Amazing material Stjepen! I really enjoyed the QGD series, but was wondering how the theory changes if white goes 3.Nf3 instead of 3.Nc3 (which is very common in the openings databases). Also, any chance that you could do a video on the Queen's Gambit Accepted? It's a pretty different set of theory. Thanks!
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kind regards.
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Lasker : You need to control the centre then develop your pieces then castle
Hanging Pawns: DONT CASTLE PLAY G4!!
Learning a lot. Thank you on the contents!
in these lower elo games black plays Nc6 on move 2 in alot of my games instead of pushing the C pawn, and youtube has taught me what to do about C6 and C5 on move 2 but nothing about Nc6 and how to take advantage of it as white
Hi I have a question, at 20:00 you say not to take with the knight because then Black’s knight would get to e4, but can’t you chase it away the same with f3?
I put it on the engine and it says the same as you, but I can’t see why, if anybody could explain I’d be grateful!
@RetroRampage oh i see, thanks
Just getting to the channel.... thank you so much.....thank you a lot....
At around the 20:00 mark, why not go Ne5 instead of Nh4? And if the black queen goes to b6, wouldn't Qa4 be a better move?
34:05 i don't get it why can't black take the knight?
If he takes the Knight he loses his queen
Hey just a little confused at 33:47 when you said fork checkmate and queen can’t blacks pawn just take knight amd then that shuts down the attack?
That blunders Black's queen, since the pawn is no longer there to prevent the white queen from moving.
@@syst3ms413 wow and that is probably why I blunder all my pieces
@@isaactone7045 Haha, don't worry, it's much easier to see that because I'm not actually playing
At 43:17 you can play bxc6 attacking the knight forcing black to recapture with bxc4. This resets the tempo back to white with the bishop (f4) and pawn (d4) under attack from the pawn at e5 which you can deal in a couple of ways dxe4 for example alas it does let black capture c5 and be a tempo up on getting his undeveloped pieces out to play. Best is f3 taking some of black's bishop's (f5) available squares and shutting down the bishops mobility while you extricate your remaining undeveloped bishop, knight and king's rook. With the added benefit of keeping your pawn structure together better and easier to defend IMO. But that is just my 2 cents worth here, which when adjusted for inflation isn't worth much. 🤣
The best demonstration of where the London actually GOES that I've seen on RUclips. And there are a lot. I've chosen the London as the intermediate opening I'm going to OWN, so this is a huge help. And I swear, I absorbed it all, and will remember every detail! Heh. But luckily I have played the London many times and this actually explained a lot of the difficulties I've been having with it. Maybe now I can get past Stockfish level 6...
Could I ask what is ur reference material for these London system lines so I could look at it
I'm 2100 and I learned alot from your videos. Any good international tournaments that you'd recommend playing in?
Great video and series overall but 34:00 is inaccurate. It’s possible I am not using stockfish 14 at a high enough depth but g6 is not forced at all, black has many queen moves and after Ng5 black can play Rfd8 stopping checkmate and simultaneously making sure that Qf7+ doesn’t win back the bishop. White can easily force a repetition but i don’t see how white can get any more out of this position and without playing very accurately white is just down a piece
Great series
Eric Rosen has a great video on the London System exploiting some variations of Qb6 that don't involve Qc1.
Amazing channel
learning a lot , all thanks to "hanging pawns"
what about black playing Nc6 on move two instead of pushing the c pawn to c5? what are the lines after that?
Great video!!!
So grateful.
What I highly appreciate as chess beginner in all your videos, is that they are all extremely well structured which makes it easier to understand. Thanks a lot!
In the Greek gift sacrifice after knight to e5 forking queen and checkmate threat why can't queen simply move to c4 and then after knight to g5 black queen to d3 blocks the mate and threatens to swap queens with black queen to g6 the next move?
After Qd3 I think e4 works for white.
how can i see more lines or theory for on c3 and c4 nc3 for the white ?
Haha, I agree completely. I always retreat that bishop - which always gets taken. I then attack on the "h" file. Where it works against me is if the black king has not already castled. In which case, I retreat, trade. Opponent castles queenside - oof.
At 31:50 I think Stepjan says, "If black doesn't fight for e5 the idea [for white] of course is just to take, win a pawn." Take what? Win a pawn how?
Wow... Really good video!
What is the reason for not simply taking the early C5 pawn at the start when playing with white? Seems like dxc5 would be a free pawn on move 3
Errrr at 12:07 Qxb7? isn't Nb4 a blunder? I'd rather play Nxd4 and after Na3 I can play Bxa3 or Rb8.
Why Nb4 is a blunder? Isn't that knight going to c2 in the next move, forking the king and the rook?
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Please keep up the good work for noobs like me. :-)
Greetings from Berlin!
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I'm wondering whether Black can take time after Bf5 for h6 and then tucking away his light-square Bishop on h7 so as to avoid having it exchanged for White's knight on h4.
Good Job!
any suggestion videos for if black takes d4 pawn with c5?
yo on min 21 in the video when u move c4 witch is the best move the engine recommends bishop e4 then knight takes e4 thats one line that ends in black up a piece
or pawn takes c5 and that is another line
im a lower elo player and i always face black playing Nc5 on move 2, i know its worst for black to not push the C pawn first but i dont know how to take advantage of it as white or the correct move order, i end up playing the opening good but leave room for mistakes in the middle game
The london is so annoying to play against I have learned the old benoni extensively just so they can't play it
The London is seriously annoying and boring. I hate it so much. I've dedicated my time to studying it as black to suck every bit of joy out of it for my opponent.
😆
Lord Champion When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life.
@@paololuckyluke2854 that's just wrong
@@paololuckyluke2854 London is boring... I have been watching a lot of different openings and the such and London is the only one I have found myself wanting to fall asleep while watching.
Been tearing my hair out about playing this as black. Thank you
Thanks for a great job!
What if after 2...c5 White played c3 instead of e3? I've been opting for c3 but if it's got flaws I'd love to know!
I don't know how would I survive in chess world without Stjepan !
12:01 Stejpan, you made a mistake. The best move would be Nxd4 winning the rook, not Nb4. Nb4 has Na3 defending and White is better. I analyzed it with an engine. No worries, just thought i point it out.
If Na3, Queen is trapped so I don't know what engine you're using.
@@nikolabari68 Nah, it doesn't trap the queen. The queen still has an escape, it can't be forced to be captured
Why not early c3 in response to c5?
34:10 why can't black just take the knight with the pawn?
Queen takes queen for free
thank you so much
Thank you.
just wanted to let u know that it is trendy to delay c3 until black forces it...so its much more likely to have a Knight on f3 and d2 but without a pawn on c3, and the reason for using this moveorder is, that many unpleasant setups can be avoided or ar less harmfull. regards
www.chess.com/blog/IndreRe/london-system-update-triangle-or-two-knights
Thanks! You put it in a nutshell 👍🏻
Generally, it's often not a bad idea to just let the black queen take on b2, then try and trap it. I doubt that moving the queen to c1 is a good idea to defend the b2 pawn. It's also dubious, I think, to move the queen to b3 and bother too much with all that nonsense. Taking with either queen on b2 or b7 is often a risky proposition, so I stay away from it and just try to cage in any queen that comes my way. I recommend the London System videos by Eric Rosen.
I’m a 1000 most common response after Nf3 is Nc6? Technically a small mistake can someone explain?
Can you cover 1.d4 c6 2.Bf4.... please
Doing a video on Jobava London system would be a good video to make. It would be nice to get your take on it as well as rounding out your intro to the london.
Considering how popular it's becoming, it would also help you be found by more people. (Take advantage of the algorithm 😉)
Yeah, the Jobava London system is my main opening if i'm white. I learned a lot from Gingergm, he made lots of vids about this opening. Also you can look at games from Jobava because he's one of the pioneers of this opening/variation.
I prefer the regular London when I play the jobava people never play the fun c5 lines where you go Nb5
What did you mean by Calsberg structures? Sorry...just getting started on the London
Karlsbad structure, is a thematic pawn structure where the main plan for white is the minority attack (b4 b5 etc) he should have a video on it
@@daniloleggio9839
Thanks so much Sir. I'll check the video out then
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When I see that bishop coming out, I immediately go after it. My way of defeating London is king pawn out, and trade bishops. Opp then pulls bishop back to open rook file, and I just pull out pieces on long 0-0 and castle on opposite side so open rook file is pretty meaningless. I'm sure a great player would take advantage of me, but a regular player is all messed up. And there is no floating bishop out there to bug me.
Why can't you take the rook at 13:13?
because the black queen goes b2 and can take the rook + threaten check mate if you dont manuever correctly. Even with correct play you lose a piece
You can also play h6 and g5
Nice video, thanks. How to play london? Don't play it go c4 and force black to play it! -first part of the video. :)
I faced these attacks on the London
Tks for share
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I play players that after d4 they play c5 and I know they will take on their next turn. How should I combat that? Anyone?
That's the Old Benoni, main line goes d5 after c5, but if you want to know more, Stjepan has made a series on the Benoni that includes a video on the Old Benoni. Alternatively, if you know your opponent is going to take you can play e3 and go for a reverse Carlsbad, exchange caro-kann, position or play c3 and go for a exchange slav, whatever you prefer.
You can play c3 and get a London system
Hey, I recommend looking at the line after c5 by black: dxc5 e6; Nc3 Bxc5; Ne4! And after the Bishop moves you get in Nd6+ with a quite pleasant position for white
@@getrightw1tcha the best move is to play Nf6 and then pick up the knight after Nxc5 with Qa5+
This guy is better at explaining than gms. Maybe because I'm closer to his elo
hey stephan, do you really think the london system can ruined my chess knowledge? I’ve been studying this opening over a month and i’m worried that i could be “regressing”, even having good results.
greetings from brazil :)
Check out videos from GingerGM. He loves the London System and has tutorials on it.
My note
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Are you on twitter?
What do i do in the meantime until i'm good enough to follow fast paced coordinate syled teaching like this? Just more puzzles on Chess.com? most beginner lessons are setup for children and i dont like that haha
I may just forget everything atfer watching it if there was pgn file include wuld be great .
already!?
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