Longer Chess Games #65 Is the London System Boring!?

[@GingerGM]

If you'd like to learn more about the London System I highly recommend checking out GM Liem Quang Le's Lifetime Repertoires: London System at Chessable: www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-london-system/course/86809/ OR if you'd like a free (Short&Sweet) version of his course, you can get that here: www.chessable.com/short-sweet-london-system/course/87344/ Video Browser: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 London System Opening Analysis From 1.d4 09:05 Middle Game Plans and Pawn Structures 17:28 Typical Attack In The London System 23:58 Breaking Through and Important Calculation 35:40 Aldo Escapes The Attack! 40:20 A Favorable Ending or A Decisive Blow? 41:20 Game Report and Analysis 45:20 Thanks For Watching

[@damianlanigan]

I learn more from these Longer Games videos of yours than anything else on YT. Great stuff Simon.

[@andresrossi9]

I also play the London system because of you. And more important: please, do a lot more of longer chess games where you explain your thoughts. It is basically the best thing ever

[@timswartz4520]

I play The London because of you. Still learning.

[@ilanaizelman3993]

This is a criminally underrated Channel and especially this video. Thank you so much! Been playing the London System for 3 years now (since I started playing chess) and I'm always excited to see new ideas and a very instructive GM analysis of London System games.

[@mikechatterton759]

These kinds of videos are why I subscribed in the first place. Big fan of you and this kind of content. Appreciated man!

[@aksalminu]

These long-play videos are the best content on youtube

[@milkyBK370]

Brilliant game. Your opponent held his own there. Just shows that even the London, despite its reputation for simplicity, can result in some tricky positions. Enjoyed the longer format too Simon.

[@mrdeer5585]

Yess. My favourite series. I seriously don't understand why you don't have more subscriber.

[@dadidhabhar1284]

Superb game. Well played by both sides. Great job Simon and Aldo. Keep up the good work.

[@cise3895]

Been quite inactive with chess for the past few years, but damn this game got me riled up. Super glad I stayed subscribed.

[@adamsasso1]

This is my favorite kind of video you do, Simon. Thanks for all the great instruction over the years!

[@danlennard929]

This was awesome to watch, thanks mate

[@brabhamfreaman166]

7:03 keen to create ‘*frets*’ in the opening. Logical, makes sense. No need to damage a perfectly good guitar by breaking off the ‘neck’, obtaining a whole set of frets. I’ll get my coat, a taxi and let myself out. Before that, thanks, Simon, for another interesting and instructive video. Keep ‘Em coming, I’ll keep,on watching & liking.

[@scienceofone]

Great video! Very helpful

[@brianoliver7240]

Great video Simon! Thanks for sharing!

[@martinsimpson5633]

Absolutely love the London System. I learnt it from you and you make it far from boring!

[@sporegazm]

Really starting to love your content. You play some really aggressive and fun chess and you are one of my favourite players. I really like this time format and look forward to the next one. Also want to give you props for the botvinnik course on chessable. I am plugging away on the short and sweet version and loving it. I will be buying the full version after I've exhausted this one. Great stuff man 👍😎

[@jhadesdev9576]

I loved the game, nothing beats long play for instructional value, thank you Simon 👍

[@richardlilly234]

Great game. Very instructive.

[@gwojcieszczuk]

I also play London, but the Jobava variation. I'm following your course on chessable.

[@ryankelly3743]

Beat channel on KZbin right here

[@keithrezendes6913]

Amazing analysis

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

I play French because of you. Want to see more of you playing the French

[@wasp7969]

thank you foe your educational videos❤️ i love london with white and old bennoni with blck

[@mychessnotebook8653]

That was extremely instructive. Thanks so much! And I can definitely see that giving commentary is like giving your opponent big time odds. At the beginning, you mention that, until we're better, we should learn fewer openings, but learn them deeper (middlegame plans). You even mention that we should learn one opening that we play 90% of the time. So, I guess I can't play 1.e4 if I want to follow that advice, because Black might play the Scandinavian, the French, the Caro-Kann, a Petrov, the Pirc, a Sicilian, a Latvian Gambit, etc. This takes all control away from White. I suppose we should aim for some system like the London or King's Indian Attack, or something. And of course, we'd need a system for Black, too.

[@gm_ahmed]

Lets fkn gooo! Ginja-GM is back!

[@vga1232]

Nice! I like these rapid games! Maybe you should collaborate with John Bartholomew and have a rapid game mini-match so we can watch the game from both perspectives and hear your thought process!

[@tommonk7651]

Love your explanations, Simon. You introduced the London to me some years ago, and I really like it. Another of your KZbin compatriots hates the London and denigrates it every chance he gets.

[@danjeory3659]

Was waiting for you to plug the game into Gchess!

[@RisitasKEKW]

Crazy game well played

[@NameCannotBeBlank-xv5rw]

These slow-play games are the most instructive; the blitz games are the most entertaining, IMO. Although it is important to learn how a GM thinks, it is learning SIMON's thought processes that really matters.

[@prisonmike3665]

Awesome video!

[@kewkabe]

You played Ne5, O-O and f4 as your middle game plan, but in your DVD on the London a few years ago you recommended not castling and pushing the h- pawn instead. Is what you played a better plan now?

[@keithrezendes6913]

Hi GingerGM where do we donate to your channel?

[@kindmulberry7196]

I play the London System because I'm used to it. I don't really care if it is boring if it wins me games 👀

[@random9-548]

Wow, great game GG

[@davidwestwood6850]

It is a common myth, refuted by research, that one's first intuitive answer is correct more often than not.

[@jansugalski4856]

Sometimes it is wise to make a waiting move.

[@ilanaizelman3993]

@GingerGM Do you think your biggest weakness is not capitalizing?

[@oldsuitman7762]

jolly good show, old chap

[@williamdavies5957]

wait the final move u played was a blunder, why didnt we look at it?

[@thorsthunder2670]

Computer thinks its a blunder because it changes the evaluation from +50 to +6 buts its still massively winning

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@thorsthunder2670 That's right the computer should say it as a missed win instead of blunder.

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@thorsthunder2670 And sir one doubt for me.Computer says birds opening(f4) is actually losing early advantage for white and gives for black.Not even equal.

[@justadudeinsweden]

Got it, as black against a Londoner plonk my knight on e5. If it works against a damn GM, my 700s opponenents are not gonna have a chance. :)) ( $20 says I screw it up 5 moves in)

[@shcottam]

These longer games are pogged

[@screamingliner]

Yes.

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

Hahaha!!! Did Andras Toth inspire this video?

[@ReklawLah]

It's hilarious how nothing ever seems to go to plan with these videos. First it's cheaters in a speed run, now it's losing track of the clock in the mid game.

[@jms4406]

Man this baby bird gobbled this up

[@Lotfi974]

1127 and he plays like a GM ?

[@upupandaway90]

Jobava London System >

[@BonkLoud]

the answer is still yes haha

[@Bonobopantherienbionique]

London is kinda boring. Other thing that is boring is always playing the same opening. If you're young, getting into chess and perma londoning as white it's not peak performance and stockfish laughs at you when you sleep apnea in Marianas trench

[@antoniovarela4444]

Yes, it is. And I´m not even going to waiste my time listening for what you are going to say about it.

[@matthewsimmons9251]

but you will waste your time commenting on it?

[@i.dream.in.infrared4302]

You've clearly not seen Le Quang Liem's London system on chessable then.

[@antoniovarela4444]

@@i.dream.in.infrared4302 Dont Care. London System is boring (its an opening for lazy players on the white side, in my opinion). The fact that might exist a really good game (or 2 or 3) won´t change my opinion.