London System: Middlegame Attacking Plans to Win Easily

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The London System is an extremely popular chess opening nowadays, thanks to its simplicity. It's beginner-friendly, easy to learn, and provides White with a solid position.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares middlegame plans and attacking strategies for White in the London System. You will learn how to initiate your attack and maneuver your pieces in different variations of the opening.
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► Chapters
00:00 London System, Attacking Middlegame Strategy
00:17 London System Opening Moves
01:09 1) If Black plays Bxg3
03:32 If Black blocks the diagonal with f5
05:16 2) If Black prepares the e5 pawn break
07:50 Greek gift sacrifice for the win!
09:05 If Black doesn't play Nd7
10:53 If Black defends the f6-knight
13:14 Look out for tactics when this happens
14:31 3) If Black plays b6-Bb7, queenside fianchetto
17:33 4) If Black plays c4, attacking Bd3
18:16 5) If Black plays cxd4
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[@josephsalmonte4995]

In every video..."This is easily winning". You clearly haven't seen my games 😭

[@TheDJEmir]

LOL I feel ya sometimes it's like I'm winning wait, what just happened LOL

[@minophilic6577]

Yesterday I though I made a GM lvl move. But the engine says it's a mistake. Although I did win.

[@FurganManafov]

that's how you learn...

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Stockfish: This position is +6 you got this Me: Qb6?? Stockfish: -5 Resign...

[@bretrohde7300]

😂

[@TylerBullock]

I've been really struggling to find a chess teacher on KZbin who captures my interest and isn't completely dry (no offense chess youtubers) and you're great! Thank you!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Welcome aboard!

[@mariogilligan841]

I really appreciate this new video on the London; other arrows to my bow! Thanks!!!

[@soupno.2950]

You're probably my favorite chess teacher on yt, always so calm and explaining it so well.

[@andrewtaylor9799]

Useful. Answers several question I had about the London.

[@ralphdrees4413]

This is a great video. You don’t really blitz through the lines in a way that would be sensory overload for a person who is not a grandmaster. I alternate between the London and the Jobava London most of the time, when playing with the white pieces, so this is really very helpful as I see these positions basically, anytime I am playing with white.

[@joeleidig2199]

Thank you! This video has been extremely helpful!

[@hondorama]

Igor! Amazing!! so much meat in this. Will watch probably 5 times.

[@zizhdizzabagus456]

I think it's really hard to get normal setup today. U will not have classical moves from your opponent. You will get early knight c6 early, bish f5, c pawn push and stuff like that which force you to different openings

[@valvennis]

Thanks Igor, you make me happy..

[@mastermind4193]

The best chess teacher on youtube. Thank you bro !

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 London System, Attacking Middlegame Strategy 00:17 London System Opening Moves 01:09 1) If Black plays Bxg3 03:32 If Black blocks the diagonal with f5 05:16 2) If Black prepares the e5 pawn break 07:50 Greek gift sacrifice for the win! 09:05 If Black doesn't play Nd7 10:53 If Black defends the f6-knight 13:14 Look out for tactics when this happens 14:31 3) If Black plays b6-Bb7, queenside fianchetto 17:33 4) If Black plays c4, attacking Bd3 18:16 5) If Black plays cxd4

[@chickadee-]

I needed this. Thanks, GM Smirnov.❤👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@ShaneTyas]

i have been enjoying your videos immensely, to my shock i had not subscribed yet, i have remedied this. keep up the great work, in this video yes very sad at 13 mins for the poor rook not involved :D

[@jagadeshkrishna6229]

Much needed video... Thank you ❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome 😊

[@ChristianSoschner]

Very clear

[@Kenjitsuka]

Thanks!

[@herymademamajapahit-demak-9459]

So worthed lesson..👍 Thanks Igor 🙏

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

🙏

[@gm2407]

Between the Bishop's opening yesterday and London system today you have posted two openings that Dutch and King's Indian players would love to play as white. F4 and attack down the King side. Fantastic.

[@avijitbairagya3046]

Thanks

[@JackEstacio]

best london video ever

[@JeffMoche]

I think this video ignores a move that I often see when playing the London. Black very often brings out their light square bishop, usually to f5, or maybe g4.

[@lvluptezu6053]

f5 usually for me what move do you play to counter? i usually go for the bishop trade

[@JeffMoche]

@@lvluptezu6053It depends. I think you have to be careful once they play Nc6, so you don't fall for that queenside fried liver. In that case, I'd probably do an a3 or c3. In a Jobava London, I think f3 is principled, because you want to push your kingside pawns. I probably do trade bishops sometimes, which I guess is a mistake, since my pawns are on black squares.

[@cikonianiggra1415]

Your lessons generrally are always briliant. Thank you.

[@kiroshakir7935]

6:16 which is why usually I don't retreat the bishop But play knight e5 right away to nit waste tempo

[@AboutTwoCakes3963]

well, i was hoping to come across "what do i do when black doesn't castle king side, i telt like if that happens the whole attacking plan is just gone.

[@devkaushik603]

Exactly

[@ManMilk07]

Not a pro or anything, but since black is stuck in their position and your white Bishop and Queen are super active, you just shift your attack to the other side

[@user-mx2vw9ep1w]

3:49 Holy hell!

[@minophilic6577]

Isn't that Illegal?

[@CristianTB]

How the heck lol

[@user-mx2vw9ep1w]

@@CristianTBgoogle en passant

[@DoxeBeats]

@@minophilic6577 not really

[@DoxeBeats]

@@CristianTB it's called "en passant", google it, you will understand

[@ReflectionOcean]

- Solidify pawn structure and develop pieces for the London System (0:19). - Retreat the bishop to g3 to maintain the pawn structure if attacked (0:41). - Advance the knight to e5 as a typical strategy in the London System (2:19). - Overprotect your knight with f4 to solidify your position (4:22). - Utilize rook lifts and queen maneuvers to build an attack (11:14). - Seize tactical opportunities, such as exploiting the greek gift sacrifice (14:48). - Be aware of Black's counterplay options and prepare to address them (17:35).

[@rudradevsingh228]

Whats a good line against the Petroff Defense? Its really solid and hard to crack?

[@peterkolter9417]

I'm curious about the cramping pawn move, if black were to push the c pawn forward to c4, winning a tempo on the bishop. I'm looking at some of the positions on stockfish, and the computer seems to like this move for black as long as black hasn't castled yet. Doesn't that sort of blunt the whole attack along the b1-h7 diagonal?

[@ujjwal10]

What about Ne4 Igor after white plays Bh4, leading to fork of Queen & Rook on the next move? Please help.

[@solafide9082]

„Something like this can easily happen.“ - not for me as I would have gone for the queen instead of the checkmate 🙈😄

[@emmanuelanimations-cr1xs]

I literally just used this opening and won after watching thus video😅

[@PMA65537]

16:28 What else can he does? What else can he do?

[@ohyeahdna230]

Niceeeeeeeee👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤️

[@ohyeahohyeah1071]

My opponent: I'm going to play the London system (plays d4) Me: not so fast (responds with e5, and they're ticket to London is cancelled) Even more fun when they premove their bishop after d4

[@tobias4411]

I see, you prefer the unsound Englund gambit. White is already better after such a move 😅

[@ohyeahohyeah1071]

@@tobias4411 not if you've watched Igor's video But of course, I'm not talking about 2000+elo

[@tobias4411]

@@ohyeahohyeah1071 Stockfish gives +1.3 to white if black play 1...e5 so yes Englund is a weak gambit. Also, you don't have to be 2000 Elo to refute Englund. Intermediate/average player can learn to easy refute the dodgy lines in such weak gambit. About the premove I agree, but that's the only advantage I can see playing 1....e5 against d4.

[@johnmahugu]

Drunk Bishop 🤣

[@jafulton89]

Just play the Jobava London with a more active knight and put the white bishop on E2 instead of D3. They are going to push C4 if you let them and wasting tempo to move a bishop around that is doing nothing but staring at a wall is something I have never understood. A lot of time wasted for most of the video analyzing lines where they waste two moves to trade a bishop for no reason and open your rook... no one does this, if they are really trying to kill your black bishop they will chase it down with knight H5. They will go C5 almost every game (Steinitz counter gambit) and the best line is simply to take the pawn with your pawn and not allow it to push and cause shenanigans when they go Queen B6 which is going to happen in nearly every game nowadays. A3 is pretty mandatory most games to stop Queen side attacks. I dunno I like your videos man but its wild that the most threatening line (pawn C4) you simply say "oh this doesnt matter" and then don't analyze it or show any follow ups after.

[@user-ql4gg9mq1n]

This is the best opening

[@VenomousSunny239]

It's just amazing.. Very nice theory bro Love's you alot ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks ✌️

[@MatrixMachenism]

Next caro kann main ideas and plans

[@ohyeahohyeah1071]

He did that already

[@MatrixMachenism]

@@ohyeahohyeah1071 can you give me the link that video please 🙏

[@ohyeahohyeah1071]

@@MatrixMachenism sort his videos with newest first, then check the 10th one

[@MatrixMachenism]

@@ohyeahohyeah1071 yeah it's very helpful thanks a lot

[@tomg.5066]

Every time I play it I lose my dark squared bishop to opponent’s knight. Frustrating.

[@MoonBurn13]

Isn’t that the Colle System?

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

🎉🎉❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@kas9633]

haha drunk bishop :)

[@Kh2456]

Can someone explain to me how the E5 pawn can take the F5 pawn? 3:48. I've never seen this move before.

[@Aras96139]

So you telling me that there is no effective way to defend london system 🤣

[@uifwastaken]

So ew-

[@Dr_Mefju]

London video, Igor you are sabotaging chess...