why aren't you applauding videos anymore? Your lecture is very clear and comprehensive.

Nice video

I see Sicilian najdorf, the dragon, haha, with same seeming ideas.

if you dont mind me asking what is your rating

Isn't this agadmator's anti-London?

Like & going to try it! Thanks! In last line, with Benoni type structure b5 seems a bit loosening as white can strike back with a4 undermining b5. Black may end up in a Benoni or a delayed Benko type structure with White’s Bf4 doing nothing as our d6 is well protected.. but Black will have to get b5 in safely with say Na6-c7, Bd7, a6, Rb8 & then finally b5. Anyway, great video. Could you do one on how to play against the English opening ( c4) as it’s another system type opening.

Always a good idea to try and play something white is uncomfortable with . Despite it's traps, in many lines the London is solid. So making the game very tactical can be good. I play the fantasy variation against the caro kann, and really white is not looking for a tactical battle, but a strategic game, and the fantasy give him a tactical game to deal with, and one he rarely faces i may add. have completely turned around my results with the fantasy variation and am now happy to see the caro kann.

Interesting. In last line with the semi-Benoni-type structure, IMHO black can preserve his LSB & set white more problems by attacking White’s d5 pawn directly with Bb7 & Nd7-b6 since White can’t immediately reinforce d5 with c4 or e4.

But often its nf3 first and youre committed to d5 and nf6

where did all your videos go?

Excellent video. Superior content and pace.

Thanks; that's brilliant. I hate 'the boring London system' so any ways to beat it are most welcome!

Good stuff! I didn't want to have to learn the KID.

Great video. @5:25 you are right but you could have explained 1 - that there is no Qc3 because of Fb4 2- moreover if white Bxe5 you have to make one more exchange Cxe5 until white Cxe5 and can't go back in c3

Logical system. Good explanations. Thxs!

This is great, thank you! I was wondering if you go for the same setup if they play Kf3 instead of Bf4 as they second move?

u can destroy totally the london system with 1.c5 ! Simple, fast & efficient ^^

I'm in a love triangle with the Benoni & the Najdorv. This is perfect! 😍

do you have chessable about this course.

Loved it!

I like if you can cover a good variation of the sicilienne grivas,thank you.

Great Concise video. Subscribing right away. Waiting for more Anti- stuff as black and in some cases as white. Also would be nice for you to play the blitz/rapid tournament and show us how all these work real time. Thank you !!

Very well prepared video, amazingly concise and to the point. Thank you!

Excellent-KZbin suggested I watch and I am glad I did. Thank You!

try to analyse this idea: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nd5 4. Bg3 Qb6 :)

this was good, thanks

I hope you come back to YT and make more opening videos. Tbh I really like your structure and flow more than Agadmator’s video because you quick and concise.

Some good coverage here to be sure! Well presented...with a few interesting ideas! Nice one...cheers!

I like this system for black. Thank you for posting this.

4:41 what if white pushes the b pawn forward?

This was awesome!! Can't wait for the next video! Best chess player ever!

Howdo you changed in 1year

Nice video. Short and succinct. Thank you.

Good vid. Subscribed. Please don't say "strategical" though.

Na3? is better

Is this a joke lol

Great job! As a sveshnikov sicilian player I would not mind having that backward e pawn. Now I just need to watch the video 10 more times so it sinks in 😬 At 6:18 isn’t the e5 pawn hanging?

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for. Ill have to try this against my dad who is a London System player.

Paul thanks a lot.Your analysis was great.Even though judging by me being a 2200,I don’t know London theory

Drawing the wall, which makes the whole checkmating sequence much easier to execute, is unfortunately not possible OTB.

It's impossible for beginners

Responses: 1:25 - Nf3 3:06 - dxc5 4:29 - c3 7:35 - e3 9:53 - d5

It is very helpful

Amazing video, I recommend checking out my course on the Accelerated queens gambit on my KZbin channel. The lines are very interesting and maybe you’d want to follow up with some recommendations.

Yep, this is gold. My current focus is on developing my opening strategies, but I've been struggling to settle on my preferred response to 1. d4. I play the Sicilian against 1. e4, and I've been having fun with the Czech benoni, so this anti-London is basically perfect for me. If I can move it into a Sicilian structure, great 👍. If I can still fall back on a benoni, great 👍. This is excellent stuff!

roddy ricch watched this video to find out where to put the stick

!Nice video! I play 1...c5 against everything, since I like playing the benoni, so that prevents the London on it's own, but if people aren't really comfortable with the Sicilian or Symmetrical English, playing this way is very good! :)

@pawngrubber At 4:09 after ...Kf5 you def have to play Kd4, after which you may realise that the Knight is horribly placed for a mating procedure towards H1... With the B&N swapping places this is just a 16-move, logical, geometrical procedure, but with the N on c4 it has to move and reroute which may cost even 3 or 4 moves, after which you can start over again, more or less, unless you know where to exactly place the Knight. Even if you trap me in the H1 quadrant, you will have a nigh impossible time getting the mate, which is why the Knight must purposefully be rerouted, if the BK fights most tenaciously... If the B is on the b1-h7 diagonal, the squares for the Knight are E6/F5/F7/ or even G8, with thw WK covering d4/c3, pushing from the left wing... To master this with smart play by the BK, is a geometrical dance that will require optimal piece coordination, but is hugely rewarding. The set play with the BK in the corner is the least challenging, compared to say the BK on f3, surrounded by your pieces, two squares from the mating square, yet you will have to do a reroute of the Knight taking 20+ moves to complete the mate. Ex: WK-D4 N-E4 B-G6 BK-F4 -- BK is completely boxed in after 1. Kd3, yet Kd3 would be a mistake, as you have to go Kd5, ...Ke3 --and move the Knight to E6 or F7, for some 19 moves to mate. The trick is that the assumption that the closer the BK is to the mating square, the easier the procedure, is in many cases a false one. And vice versa. Been doing this for years now, and the geometry hidden in this is mindboggling; Miniature Gems I call them ;). Best of luck to you!

Very helpful lol

Cool lesson!