London System

White develops with d4, Nf3, and Bf4, and often e3, c3, and Nbd2. The same setup is played against several Black defenses, which is why the book has only a few lines under this exact name. The point is a solid dark-squared bishop and a later e4 or c4 break.

4 lines in the book · ECO A48 to D02 · 1,500 tagged puzzles in the source database

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London System

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. Nf3
  4. g6
  5. Bf4

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black pawn moves from g7 to g6.
  5. White bishop moves from c1 to f4.

Variations

Poisoned Pawn Variation1 lines · D02

Puzzles from this opening

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