5 Ways to Punish the London System [TRAPS Included]

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🔹 Tricky Opening Against the London System - • Tricky Chess Opening A...
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The London System chess opening has been played in almost 100 million games, thanks to its simplicity. Many chess players have started playing it recently because it is easy to learn and doesn't involve too many opening theories.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will share the 5 most effective ways to counter the London System as Black. Some of these Anti-London Systems are very aggressive, and even top GMs use them in their games. Watch the full video lesson to learn some nasty traps as well.
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► Chapters
00:00 5 Ways to Counter the London System as Black
00:07 1st Anti-London Variation
02:28 2nd Anti-London Variation
03:33 Secret TRAP
04:24 3rd Anti-London Variation
06:33 4th Anti-London Variation (Aggressive)
07:48 Evil Queen TRAP
10:08 5th Anti-London Variation (used by GMs)
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[@diewand5442]

Me who simply plays the benoni, as no one has any plan against it😂😂😅

[@walter1824]

How did you find that opening, I hear it for the first time

[@josephdewey9406]

That’s my strat with the polish

[@129felixhsiao3]

Benoni is a dubious opening at the top level and it’s hard to play as it often requires gambiting a pawn. Obviously none of these matter at amateur levels, but these are probably the reasons you haven’t heard of it.

[@shadowside8433]

@@129felixhsiao3Nothing 'dubious' about the Benoni, my friend!

[@Fluxytosen]

Fellow Benoni players rise up. The Benoni is dubious at GM level only if you enter it from move order 2...c5. If you enter it from 2...e6 then its perfectly fine

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 5 Ways to Counter the London System as Black 00:07 1st Anti-London Variation 02:28 2nd Anti-London Variation 03:33 Secret TRAP 04:24 3rd Anti-London Variation 06:33 4th Anti-London Variation (Aggressive) 07:48 Evil Queen TRAP 10:08 5th Anti-London Variation (used by GMs)

[@krzysztofdettlaff6395]

Igor,thanks for your all videos. You are fantastic !

[@AlpControl]

My prefered one is 1..Nf6 2...c5 (the n°4 and most agressive reply) because in case white play the Queen Gambit you can olso transpose to the Budapest Gambit 2.e5 (very agressive too and even more with the Farajowicz variation) but in case white play the London system and push 3.d5 you have to be prepared to 3...b5 and so on.

[@bryanmiller394]

I play the last system regularly and do well with it. I usually use the knight to e4 variation, but will now try e5 and see how I like it.

[@markmasaki1480]

I like the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon.

[@TheRooksmate]

I really appreciate your teaching style! Can't thank you enough. Is the King's Indian Attack worthy of a video?

[@ramilparedes9930]

Very informative

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it

[@doncameron8018]

Very nice! 👍🙂

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you 👍

[@onurkaya8536]

Thanks for the video. Please explain anti englund gambit

[@titouanvlieghe6190]

He already showed the reputation in a previous video.

[@proprinters2831]

in the laster variation at time stamp 14:00 why does white have to play pawn to c3 to protect its pawn? there are two pieces protecting it the queen and the knight?

[@Alekhine01]

I sit down to the board with an equal position and then my opponent makes the firet move and it is all downhill from there. I tried sitting on the other side of the board but then it is my move and it is still downhill from there. So I tried not sitting doen but after a while my legs are sore and I have to sit down anyway, I am bored and don’t want to sit down on the ground, and poof I am in the chair again having to make a move. I figured if I set up the board at the bottom of a bowl then it would m be all uphill from there, but seems that did not work. So I need an anti-video for the position from before the first move on either side if the board.

[@tobias4411]

12:12 In this 5th Anti London system white can just trade off the bishops before castling (best), neutralizing the battery and later on break with e4...Example: 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 e5 11.e4 exd4 12.cxd4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.Re1 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 with an equal game.

[@Veyronagera]

Can you make a video on how to play against the English Opening? Most of the videos I found were like 1+ years ago and many of my opponents already knew the tricks.

[@lightdotus]

I just play c6 and d5

[@ecardozo7043]

what is your elo?

[@aditya3551]

Also make video on how to counter "London system jobava variation

[@pramodkumarnarayanan9520]

1) Nf6, 2) d5 3) C5, takes on d4 and play a6 ...after that develop your pieces normally ..black is usually better in this line

[@pramodkumarnarayanan9520]

X allow opponent knight to cm on b5...that's why we have to play a6 after cxd4....

[@NotBamOrBing]

Isn't the queen defending the pawn at 5:00?

[@shanepeter9344]

Are there any good ways to punish the Jobrava London?

[@Zywl]

what would you recommend against the kings gambit?

[@phw951]

2...d5

[@Alice58302]

Look for fischer variation

[@ChessTalam]

Igor cover 150 attack opening

[@KnightSuperamacist]

I'd love to see an anti Scotch system, I stopped playing E5 because of it. I hate it with fiery passion.

[@Najeem118]

👍

[@merlin_24]

Do you have any anti catalan ideas. Would be nice if you covered them from both sides as I also play catalan for white

[@haiyamaster]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 (Is this also good?)

[@mariogilligan841]

Don't worry for your fans who play the London like me. I'll study what you said and prepare my responses. 😉

[@Pokemongamer958]

What if they do dxc5? What then?

[@farouqbaiti4315]

We should play some Anti-Alien Gambit.😏

[@MislavMatic-ho6ct]

Is there a video that covers anti-sicilian defense?

[@Zywl]

there are two, last one he explained the grand prix attack against the sicilian

[@Zywl]

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[@Kamil-kv6lv]

3:04 how to counter london? Play london yourself

[@gabrielfernandezmendiguchi5768]

❤❤❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@TheSpiritualCamp]

Can you do an anti-Jobava London System ?

[@badgeologist]

4:21 I think Queen can go on h3 and take the bishop for free

[@robertharding2654]

I assume you mean Qa4+ .In that case black plays Nc6 and the bishop is defended.

[@pedrowoolson4273]

The monkey wrench system is by far the most fun. Spot what your opponent is trying to do, throw a wrench into the machine... Inability to adapt is a fatal noob flaw, in chess and in evolution. Most noobs don't lose by failing to think three moves ahead, they lose failing to think one move ahead. Losing at chess is not a crime, losing stupidly is a sin, though

[@NJDJ1986]

@12:31 or recapture the bishop with the f-pawn instead of h-pawn!

[@atulborkar3504]

Do anti benoi

[@atulborkar3504]

Benoni

[@Tony-vh5hz]

And after black plays e5 white simply plays Bg3?

[@BobChess]

You should do Anti-Sicilian, I have no clear plan against it all the times.

[@lord_sama253]

He already has a video on that

[@Irgendeinerr]

Try out the smith morra gambit

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Lol I have no experience playing 1.d4 d5 as black. This should be interesting... It's a theory monster.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Y u keep punishing me? What did I ever do 2 u lol

[@brokenbackcoil3777]

Hi , isn't there C4 after BG4? Bye.

[@Epidombe]

Am i the only one who physically gets so angry when people play the london that they become toxic??? I can probably play 40 games a night and if one person plays a London i just rage 😂😂😂

[@swasticbanerjee2711]

First

[@alexxx8894]

Boring system at all 😭