How To ACTUALLY Play The London System

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[@HelloHello-bd7lr]

I think we all appreciate Agadmator trying to imitate Levy in this video

[@Monkey_Luffy01]

who?

[@UNLVbasketball]

“You’re like dogs” great line

[@anonymustarrasque3550]

I love all the videos about playing the London. Now more people will walk straight into the Englund Gambit!

[@baactiba3039]

And win bc englund sucks

[@Peoplecallmesir]

This isn't the London. It's the Dublin

[@jamesross5328]

Maybe slow down

[@dracodominus2800]

I've been playing his videos slower recently

[@PaulGaither]

4:16 - As someone from the future, I can confirm that I am watching this live.

[@luckysniper1659]

I might go back and try it again. I tried to learn it and I got some good games with it. I just got bored because it gets pretty closed a lot of the time. And it started to feel like every game was the same. So I started looking at other openings. But I've probably "studied" the London the most. I've been learning the ponziani and when I don't get it I just follow principals. But I just noticed the other day I have a 58% win rate with black and a 47% win rate with white.

[@1spkz]

exactly the same with me I got bored and now I play ponziani

[@luckysniper1659]

@@1spkz what do you play for black?

[@walterwoods8978]

I'm also completely imbalanced in the fact that I destroy with black but do below average with white.

[@fakes7270]

I also thought that the London was boring becuase it gets repetitive but it's actually not. There are a lot of traps that you can learn and if black plays bf5 you need to change your setup completely by playing c4 instead of c3 and going for qb3

[@1spkz]

@@luckysniper1659 I play just normal Sicilian or dragon variation sometimes

[@kpoponbeet]

I actually usually play the London because it's the opening I think I know the best (meaning it's the only opening I know lmao) but I was playing against my friend who always beats me and then all of a sudden I was doing really good, I even had checkmate in one on the board, but he saw it and stopped it. One of my best games against him in a long time

[@cfilorvyls457]

If the mate can be stopped then it's not actually a mate in 1 isn't it

[@kpoponbeet]

@@cfilorvyls457 well the situation was that he forked my rooks, and then a brought one of my rooks to the 7th row, and he thought it was weird that I didn't try to save my other rook, and it took him like 2 minutes to find the checkmate I had. If he would have snap taken my rook, I would have won so

[@lucianoscelza853]

​@@kpoponbeet, so you mean you threatened Mate in 1.

[@kpoponbeet]

@@lucianoscelza853 ye

[@fename886]

Having checkmate in one is different than threatening one

[@javiazar]

It's crazy I have a way lower win rate playing with white than I do with black... and I think it's due to my lack of undersanding of how this opening actually works. I keep trying it and after I've done my little pyramid with the bishop in the middle and the whole structure is set up and I've castled, I have ZERO CLUE what to do next.

[@purplecowgaming6882]

If they castle king side its pretty simple. Use the bishop on that long diagonal shooting toward the king and maneuver your queen and rook to attack down that corner with support from the bishop. Remove their defender (you can trade knights or whatever you need to do) and go for checkmate, or break apart their pawn structure in front of their king and apply pressure till checkmate. Pretty much you just use this structure and position to launch a full attack on the king side. This is super simplified and it can be tricky but this is the overarching idea. Take this with a bag of salt as Im a very low rated player, but from what videos I've seen on the london and from my (SUPER LIMITED) personal experience- this works pretty well. The videos of Hikaru teaching this to Fuslie and Pokimane were actually very instructive and helped me a lot.

[@jaxonczapla]

Every time I play the London I get the set up and then I get overan or unable to advance my pieces I don't know why

[@Black_Masha_official]

2 types of chess players average chess player with any opening london system players

[@joshuapadilla3920]

Yo, just learning this system and the carro kann i went from 620 to 820 in a day and a half. 😮

[@snufkin4568]

Congrats.

[@BrajeshGupta-bc6dr]

With ray lopez and kings Indian. I did it 585 to 790 and now I am roaming from 780 to 810

[@liamdurkin7327]

1:32 hahaha I felt that with you

[@RushyoTakha]

huh, Katana Zero OST audible in the background.

[@wingjaigaming8240]

This channel has been using Katana Zero soundtrack for a while now. And I think it fits pretty well with the chess content

[@billselznick586]

"It's not like a painting". 👍

[@EdwardWare06]

I know I say this every Gotham Games video but I love his fan base and their love for Linkin Park being played every single episode

[@rafayealmeida]

What is the background music that plays around 6:30? It’s so incredibly familiar but I can’t really identify where it’s from

[@rafayealmeida]

Nvm I just remembered it’s from katana zero as I was writing this comment lmao

[@lifeflowconscienciasaude9013]

Please prodûce an advânced tactics video on the Løndon .

[@-ThePREACHER-]

I think him calling his subs "dogs" should speak for itself.

[@hamzaz4763]

Should have played Bishop to f5 at 3:04

[@ricardokullock2535]

Is there a better way to take advantage from an opponent that seems to be just pushing the pawns, not using much of an opening, like this one? Or just play your regular opening like the whites did?

[@shadytommytv]

+2?

[@leeroywilliams8531]

4:05 Can someone explain the want for dark square pawns i don't understand

[@user-ks4jd8rg5u]

Less space for dark squared bishop to move around

[@DefinitelyNot8th]

"Its not art we don't do it because its pretty" *30 seconds later* "yes yes yes yes 8 dark squared pawn" 😂😂 jk ❤

[@ranniely]

this is AWESOME! And i can learn from it

[@narutoedisson6256]

you're very weird, funny, and famous lol

[@Aaaaaaabbcccc]

Perfect explanation of him lol 😂

[@DeductionistYT]

Levy how do I escape OCD please help!

[@kennethhicks2113]

London good to learn... along with a lot of others ; ) HF

[@yeetipeeti414]

Gotham games where?😢 Maybe the gotham games were the friends we made along the way

[@anarki1234567]

Why did you make up that Russian accent at the beginning? ))) I know Russian very well and you absolutely spoke like native Russian )))

[@coltonbaker5696]

Beans

[@yassineidouhamouch9694]

What do you mean you are like dogs?

[@myboypemoy6866]

Damn

[@spiros9784]

Hi Levy i just hit 500 elo

[@cooIguy]

Whats the +2 about?

[@seelmodge7881]

When you start the attack, make sure you have 2 more attacking pieces than their defense pieces

[@joesullivan7671]

Tell me how KZbin has ruined modern day strategy. everybody watches and copies things they don't understand and then just spew them up with no regard with what comes next.

[@Itachi_1800]

nicee

[@KSAW00]

EARLY GANG!

[@plate2105]

first (pin please)

[@midn8588]

Who tf likes this garbage

[@harishodzic4191]

First

[@Speedrun100ksubs]

No one asked about how to play the London

[@animeink5822]

How many games of chess do you play in a day levy? Work rate is crazy.

[@AzZulski]

Hi Levy I just gave you money by watching an ad. Pls make better content now.