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🔹 The London System: Essential Theory, TRAPS to Win Fast –
🔹 Crush the LONDON System As Black –
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the trappiest chess opening variation for Black against the London System. The London System is a chess opening system where White plays 1.d4, 2.Bf4, and then have a pyramid of central pawns with e3 and c3.
You can counter the London System with 2…c5, striking in the center. This variation is really tricky and Black sets a lot of deadly traps almost every move. A lot of the players who play the London System as White are unfamiliar with this variation and fall for these traps!
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00:00 Deadly Trap Against the London System
00:44 Play 2…c5, preparing the queen jump
01:29 1) If White plays Qc2
02:34 Trap against a chess noob
03:06 Trap against an advanced player
03:42 2) If White plays Qb3
05:39 Deadly trap to beat a chess nerd!
07:13 Can you find the winning move?
07:50 3) If White plays 3.d5
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The move is e5. If bishop takes then Qa5+ and we pick up the bishop. If he moves one of the pieces, we take the other one with the pawn
Winning move is e5! Forking the two pieces and When Bxe5 you have Qa5+
Very helpful
Very very thankful too you, now I will have a great weapons against london enjoyers!!!
i love you so much
What happens when white does d4 x c5?
Black wins a piece with 4. … e5 5.Bxe5 Qa5+ picking up the bishop.
thank u so much because of levy too many london systems these days
E5 is the move
boa !
I’m just learning, but these videos have made a difference. I’m at about two months since I started. I can beat the 1200-1400 bots now.
The pown fork and recapture with qween after check.
Hi Igor, I enjoy your videos and I find the content and your method of presentation one of the best chess educational series available. One question, I have been utilizing your instruction video from about 6 months ago using the using 2…c6 against the London and would like your view on which method you would use against a London player (a Noob like me) in a rapid or blitz game if you were forced to choose. Thanks again for all the great content! Larry
7:50 e5 forking the knight and bishop, if Bxe5 Qa5+ wins the bishop anyway
I was thinking e5 because of the queen check getting the bishop so it s a fork
Thanks for the tips.
I always like your content but SURELY you know that playing e3 instead of c3 in the London is the most common move order. Maybe make the same trap video with that.
pls make video on endgames!! ❣️
This opening is only good for beginners. I just crushed this Black's opening as white
Great channel. I just wish i had more time to study this stuff.
3. e3, Qb6
4. Knight a3 preparing Knight b5
Trap the queen of blacks not careful or fork the rook and king
What if white plays 3.dxc5?
Great video as always. Can you please do a video on the Elephant Gambit next? It's my favorite gambit to play as black and is full of traps and opportunities, even against experienced players.
can you please feature the WAGON GAMBIT
Do you mind making a video about the dutch defense? I started playing it, but im not sure how to attack right as black. I would love that
As usual not mentioning the most common response. In this case it is 3. e3.
The sad thing is that as a d4d5 player as black cuz of albin against the queens gambit, I don't have this option available
I'm really enjoying these videos and I'm finding them very useful.
I have a noob question: what is meant by the term "forcing line"? (It was used at the 9:00 mark.)
E5
E5
e5 Bxe5 Qa4+ forking the bishop
After the move pawn to c5, what if white pawn captures the c5 pawn how would you go about then?
4 system players London did not like this video
1. Nxd4 e5
2. Bxe5 Qa5+
Wait! On 2:52 Can Nc3 block queen Qa5 changing the moment?
At 1:44 White is not threatening Qxc8# mate as Black can retreat his Queen to d8.
great stuff!
e5 wins
At 1:46 its not check mate.
Its only check sing your queen can still get back and defend your king.
Very informative
Near 8:08min, after d5, Qb6 what does black play if white simply plays Bc1 ?
Very helpful
Had my best win with this. Against 1820 ELO player
E5
e4 binto e4 qa5check
0:52 what if white take the pawn?
e5
E5 forking the bishop and knight and then Qa5 check wins a piece
What happens if 3.e3? Thank you
The move is e5. If bishop takes then Qa5+ and we pick up the bishop. If he moves one of the pieces, we take the other one with the pawn