Chess Openings for Black - Facing the London System

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My Complete Opening Repertoire will definitely cover how to play against the Queen’s Pawn Opening (1.d4) and our main idea will be to play the King’s Indian Defense (1…Nf6, followed by 3…Bg7 and 4…d6) if White goes for the main lines.

But White has several ways to avoid those main lines, that can lead to sharp variations with good winning chances for both sides.

One of them is to play the London System, where White’s main idea is to play the bishop to f4 and the pawns to e3 and c3.

However, White has many other options (within the London System), like placing a knight on c3 (what we call the Jobava London System).

One possible line in the Jobava London

Even though the London System should not be particularly dangerous and I recently publish some traps to face it, some lines can get a bit tricky so here I’ll cover all the main lines and ideas to face it.

Check out my recent lesson to be prepared against the London: https://youtu.be/hb7KKRE73TE