The 17 BEST Traps In The London System

[@Saurabhsingh1234-y2z]

I have been playing london system since 3 years ...the opening with less flaws ..which made me reach 1800+

[@e13kid]

I’m 600 Elo just got back into chess after many years of not playing. I’m going with the London system as one great opening I can constantly practice with. Then I’ll learn others when I get much better in midgame/endgame.

[@oldmandave304]

Thank you! I was feeling fatigued as a newer player who just started learning the London system. This gives it some life and tactical play.

[@drtheengrumb4439]

Its a boring opening.

[@lisaharris6944]

I’m with you Old Man Dave - just learning and I really like it as a place to find my feet. This video is excellent because it also gives me some options to apply tactics in specific situations. Another terrific video from Chess Vibes - it really is an excellent channel.

[@SLKCHESS]

Even if I don't play the London opening, I watch the video so that I don't fall into these traps.

[@NameCannotBeBlank-xv5rw]

Always glad to see anything about the London, especially the Jobava. Studying traps seems like a good idea: It may make recognition of unfamiliar traps more likely.

[@alaska9827]

Even i ve watched this video , i still fall into those traps

[@kingsolo6241]

London is pretty good up pretty far in Elo. It will not work good against GM’s but pretty much everyone else can still fall for it. Many IM’s, FM’s and so on still use London. London is definitely worth learning and playing. Learning this opening is going to broaden the mind for chess in many ways.

[@r.mcdonnell8614]

I don't play the London as white, but when white makes a weird first move (a3 or c3 for example) I like to basically play the London System as black

[@ericgazette291]

Which opening do you use?

[@joecburke]

What I like about this analysis of traps is how it shows the different lines of strength/penetration by white stemming from the London, on each side of the board. Helps me understand the position better overall, as well as seeing trap opportunities that may present themselves. Especially the opportunity for pins, which are not obvious to intermediate players like myself. Thanks!

[@robfhh]

Nelson. Iam subscribed to 8 chess channels. I swear to GOD that ur channel is the best by far. I told 7 friends of mine about ur channel and they have subscribed.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Wow, thanks!

[@robfhh]

@@ChessVibesOfficial we should thank u mr Nelson for ur amazing videos.👍🏽👍🏽

[@markb-vj8ir]

I just executed my first queen trap with the London! What a feeling to see it come to fruition. Thanks Nelson!

[@Nuffsed81]

Trap 6 with Ba6 was a trap I'd seen and successfully used a while ago but I've never remembered exactly when to play for it and have missed it apart from that one time. I've been looking for this trap line in a video for ages and finally found someone to explain it again. THIS TIME I WILL WATCH IT IVER A FEW TIMES UNTIL ITS A SOLID MEMEORY. Thank you, I've been trawling videos like maniac looking to find trap again and there are a lot of hours of the London on KZbin so it took me a ages to find.

[@ricardobelisario9772]

Nelson giving credit to the other creators both in the description and IN THE VIDEO is the most wholesome and respectable move I've seen in chess! I've been watching your videos for a while now and I am so appreciative of the time and effort you put into each one of them. You explain things thoroughly, slowly, and understandably. You don't rush through your explanations, you teach with sincerity, and you play with humily and great sportmanship. I'm joining your paid membership!

[@timothyjones74]

I’m just trying to get started with my chess game. Haven’t played in fifty years. Now retired, I hope to use your videos to keep my mind sharp. Thanks, these videos are most helpful ❤

[@mpass77]

I watch a lot of chess creators on KZbin but your channel is the best by far!!! All of your vids are well-paced and you're very respectful, fun, and cool. Love it!!!

[@roblodocus2539]

Skip to the end?!? What fools are skipping chess vibes videos?!? Also, I think this new referral to other videos at the end is a good idea, only problem for me is…I’ve seen them all already 😔 I don’t play the London myself, I’ve played the Italian as much as I can (I recently experimented with the Leningrad Dutch in a Team England club match and really scraped through by the skin of my teeth, and have since decided not to play it anymore against people 😂 I believe it’s very similar to the kings Indian except the F pawn is on F5 so the light square diagonal is open. Anyway I think i need Nelson’s kings Indian course as I’m definitely playing the Dutch incorrectly) but my point is that even if I don’t play an opening myself, Nelson’s videos are so well formatted to most players that they’re both entertaining and instructional and I look forward to the day I can point to this channel at 5M subscribers and say “I joined at 13k”. Fantastic content as always. THE best chess channel for learning.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Rob! Thanks man! Appreciate you! Also I've got some new chess pieces that will make an appearance very soon 👀

[@bachianm2375]

Great work as always, master Lopez! My modesty already knew some of the traps, and you taught me new and sparky ones. Also, you aroused in me interest for the London system, which I previously found a bit boring. Thank you very much!

[@moustafaelbatawy1099]

I actually almost never watch videos of chess by people I don't know. But I really liked your video. The effort you put is shown and appreciated thank you.

[@andywang7262]

Nice upload. London is literally a solid opening with tricky traps.

[@rp1894]

My favorite moment @ 4:35 where he accidentally says "assholes" instead of castles. Brilliant.

[@sahaswimalasena8532]

This channel deserve subs in millions👑

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks!!

[@rhysjones4250]

I will need to watch this video a million times to remember all these😂 very well presented though. Nice pace and enjoyed thank you!

[@Thestudent2406]

As a london player i am very happy that i got this video

[@SYY486]

I just started trying d4 openings as a 1000ELO player and found this older video of yours. Some great stuff!!!

[@TheB787heavy]

Amazing videos as always, Nelson! You speak so clearly and break everything down so that I feel even i can do it, lol. Keep up the great work!

[@PaulGaither]

As a learner, what I like most about these examples it that it shows the value/importance of the "main line: moves by black and how to take advantage of those who "go off script".

[@exoplanet11]

Thanks so much. Will watch multiple times.

[@goodspellr1057]

Interesting video, Nelson. One thing I'm curious about: what is the evaluation if the opponent does not fall for the trap? Are the traps themselves sub-optimal moves played in the hope that the opponent blunders? If so, how much of a disadvantage are we potentially giving ourselves when setting the trap?

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Most of these traps you will be totally fine. The exceptions are the one's for black if remember correctly. Like the h5 one isn't awesome if they don't fall for it.

[@chintanbarbhaya6857]

Was waiting for this!!! A big thank you:)

[@stevesidare2493]

Most of these I've never seen in any other videos. I need to learn some of these! Trapping the Queen, I certainly need to learn!

[@Steve_K2]

More information per minute than any chess channel on KZbin. Many thanks.

[@yyyyyk]

I love these videos! And the London system is one of my favorites so I love this video even more! One thought - this video is really excellent and 17 tricks is perhaps a large number of things to learn in one video, but Nelson, if it helps increase your revenue, you could split this video into parts (two or even three). Just call them "part 1", "part 2" etc. It will either double or triple your channel views, or you will have a clear indication of how many people drop halfway through the video. (I hope other people don't mind, as I'm sure they appreciate the great content and want you to monetize your investment)

[@KeyloweYT]

As a London player this is a good one! Thanks, Nelson!

[@MarkoVegano]

Thanks for this video. I have been playing the London a lot. Thanks to the Ginger GM. And now you have just shaped my sights. Thank you brother.

[@Jonathan_Finch]

Does anyone else not like it when he moves the knight before the bishop?

[@eriksteffahn6172]

What I like to play against the London (and 1. d4 in general) is 1.d4 Nc6 2.Bf4 d6, one of the most common lines is 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.e3 e5 and black is already better with the main trap being 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8 Rxd8 7.Nxe5 Rd1#.

[@AD-dk3bv]

Thanks

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Appreciate that!

[@valiantbrian2162]

Great video as always. I wouldn't mind so much playing whites position in #16. You get 3 decent pawns for the bishop.

[@OregonMikeH]

ONE OF YOUR BEST VIDEOS! ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL, SHARED BIG TIME.

[@David_Crayford]

Just recently discovered your videos. I find your presentation very easy to understand and learn from with humour [UK English] depth and intelligence that make the whole experience very enjoyable. Most of my life lived near London; nominative determinism and intermediate level mean I often play the London so this video is right up my street.

[@prakasavigraha6104]

" Be patient " is always good advice in Chess. Kasparov said without patience, a winning position results in a draw, and a drawable position becomes a loss.

[@irritator9062]

I don't agree In a 10 mins rapid game, I was being very patient, calculating all the lines and so on... Both of us ended with a rook and he had an extra pawn. He somehow blundered his pawn and both of us now had 1 rook with me having 1 minute 10 seconds and he having around 2 mins and finally in that game I lost on time despite having an equal position So, never be too patient :(

[@youtuber123-j5w]

@@irritator9062 Be patient doesnt mean using more time :D It simply means we dont have to rush all the time when the match feels slow

[@irritator9062]

@@youtuber123-j5w oh OK :)

[@rizzumz]

Nepo could learn from this

[@houseofleaves126]

Preparing the London for a tournament. Thank you very much for this video!

[@johnhume3946]

I like these videos because it introduces a whole new way of looking at a position

[@SuperChexmixer]

your videos are top notch! ty for sharing the info

[@naxar4246]

Very interesting. U got yerself a new subscriber. Good luck!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Welcome aboard!

[@ToniWright501]

I warch this once a week for months now. 😂 lovw it thanks

[@Tschoii90]

Wiggled my way up from 300 elo to 700 and I'll keep the last trick in mind. Great video. See you again when I'm a grandmaster in 200 years.

[@Zpoq]

Feels good knowing that 13 other people fell for that first trap...

[@TeeGar]

Myself the played london the everyone anytime and wase even aware for a several for these. Excellent informative thanks

[@Danny15]

After watching this video, the very first game I played, my opponent fell for the final trap and by move 15 I had won by resgination up 17 points in material.

[@jujubean9063]

I often hear people say, “I don’t play that opening”… which is fair, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t something in that opening which can give you insight in other openings. The fundamentals of a trap in one opening can show up in other openings. Transpositions happen. Sometimes you can end up with a pawn structure in one opening that is similar to another. Having a repertoire is good, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t strive for basic proficiency in all openings. I was playing a Scandinavian the other day and I ended up with a Nimzo-Indian pawn structure without the white e pawn and black d pawn. It helped to inform my play as I do know the Nimzo pretty well.

[@MMehdi-he4uo]

Amazing video ! Thank you !

[@shadowphoenix8962]

I'VE GOT TO REWATCH THIS FOREVER.

[@DavidfromMichigan]

0:40 fine fine. Alright. I guess I can watch them all. Even though I'm sure I'll be watching this video at least 17 times. London player baby. Woohoo! I've been getting into the Latvian when playing black. Pretty cool opening.

[@amirchabbi7587]

0:40 u read my mind 😂😂

[@spurlworld]

Excellent video, I wrote them all down and put em into my chess notebook!

[@maxb5640]

497k subs now. Great job, great channel!

[@justinlouisantonio4981]

17:44 this is the best trap ever

[@Treetopper911]

Awesome video. Thank you so much

[@rlevans0602]

Great video as always.

[@misc5831]

This is so awesome! Thank you!

[@danno1800]

Thanks for this - I have subscribed!😀

[@eonbluefeanor]

In the last trap, is there not the move queen A6 check? Just wondering ;) and thanks for the great content! Cheers ✌️

[@Not_Me994]

I Love the part where he said "a**holes" 4:35

[@Itz_Sophia19]

As a London player, this is really helpful. Thanks. I played A LOT of games where the opponent does these exact openings.

[@bruce4139]

Is it possible to create a position where every single move increases your stock fish rating? Like a reverse zugzwang?

[@Sonny_h1]

That’s interesting to think about but I thought for a minute and personally I think it’s not possible because Stockfish assumes that you will make the very best move so it will rate your position as if you are about to make the move, so any other move would be worse than what the rating assumes and will make it lower.

[@bruce4139]

@@Sonny_h1 ok but hasnt there been positions, where you make a move and let's say it gives you 3 points for the best move for improvement lets say and the second moves gives you 2 points of improvement. Only one can be the best move but 2 give you improvement

[@robertehrenworth3310]

Great video! Good way to learn any opening is to learn traps. Thank you!

[@paulcummins6780]

Thanks. I will definitely try these.

[@robertgonsalves1966]

It will take a long time to digest this video. It's awesome. Thanks

[@aimilioskladitis2274]

Hey! Nice work and nice topic! Can i get the pdf of the moves maybe?

[@spd7693]

5:12 - the first time I played against a London System I fell for it. 😆😆😆

[@Grandcapi]

Great video! I play the London and the most impressive game I saw was Kamsky x Shankland (trap # 15).

[@ronaldfelicilda454]

Love the video .... hopefully we can see more of energetic traps especially on black pieces with high winning rate..😎😎😎 Thank you again ✌✌👍👍

[@DudzTravelVlog]

One of my fav.opening because many of players not aware of the trap.

[@malaloeacademy5497]

thank you a lot for helping us. i am really learning a lot of attacking strategies.

[@samuelmatheis]

14:00 use the Fork against the Dark Side, Luke! U still have the Fork! First C3 to PO, then R2 to D2

[@spd7693]

It's worth learning how to understand the London System. I feel like I do already and have my weapon against it, but I recently found out it still might be bypassed. I know I lost because of a blunder, but this doesn't mean I might have avoided the position I got caught with my pants down in.

[@nth.education]

Did some study on Trap4, Taking with Queen is not a check to the king and black can respond with Qa5 check which forces white to move Nc3 and then black can follow it up with Nd5 to put pressure on the pinned knight and our attack dies out. Makes sense ?

[@savalsaval9418]

You are a good person, god bless you, thank you for lessens

[@gitisona476]

Wonderful content, today I used one and won the game Tnxxxxx

[@ivyyan]

Just the right video for me

[@SilkyJohnston24]

I’m gonna watch this three times and then get some games going! I trapped someone on what felt like a very natural opening where It looked like my knight was totally hanging but my opponent hung mate in 1!

[@sblaney66]

Great video!

[@bobweisenberg]

Thanks for the great video. Do you happen to have pgns for all these traps so I can create puzzles for them? Thanks.

[@arrowofkira5658]

I'm also playing the e6 b6 setup often and i didn't know any of those traps. I also noticed that all the people pushed c5 to attack the pawn on d4 which lead to all of the traps white had. That's kinda interesting because i thought pushing c5 is considered a good response to the London in general but it's super trappy! So I'd reconsider pushing c5 in the future when you play against the London as black and try something else.

[@Mr3c2b1a]

great content as usual great tricks and traps

[@Caribbean_King]

Trap 11 is crazy!!!! LOL left the queen in the dust. Neutralized!

[@Hambapendosaa]

thankyouuu I frome indonesia 🤝

[@add9audio355]

Ne4 in trap 15 is crazy I've never seen that before and I've probably played a thousand London games. Best part is after Ng5 black might play Qd3 thinking they can defend h7 and retreat to g6 on the next move but then you just play e4 and it's over

[@BalanceLanguages]

Love this video!!!

[@csfinch7672]

love your videos. I've been a fan for quite a while. I have one question for you, where did you get those blue chess pieces you have in the background? I'd love to get a set for myself.

[@michaelclark1330]

Trap 6 is beautiful! I wouldn’t have found it otb. I was, however, looking at a trap similar to one that occurs in the Cambridge Springs Defense: 1. Bxd6 Qxd6 2. cxd5 winning a pawn. If Qxc5, Ne5 hits the g4 bishop and the Nc6. Definitely winning there too, but not even close to as good as the trap in the video!

[@Kenjitsuka]

Think I've watched this one six timesby now ;-)

[@jp71889]

This was an awesome video. Speaking only for myself - It would be a little easier to learn/retain if the traps were ordered by the board variation they applied to rather than number of people that fell for it. Nevertheless, loved the video and your content!

[@mabblers]

Great video. My problem is remembering all of these in a game. Then myself falling to a bad position.

[@paularized1]

When I first watched this vid I was about 1100 elo and thought these setups were too rare to be of much use. But now I’m 1400 and can see that they come up a lot more frequently than I thought.

[@OJ9779]

Awesome video unfortunately I'll remember none of these traps lol

[@peterk9961]

Awesome stuff

[@wak-asahan4451]

Thank you bro Nelson lopes,it's interested trap ...next shows many game of GM match.regards of Indonesia.

[@vodopoyvodopoy8400]

1:55 why not Qb6 immediately?

[@Itech6969]

2:52 why even move this knigth? im beginner and don't understand the move of that knight in this trap? thank you

[@KjA3R]

Hi Nelson, great overview!! Is it possible to download the excel somewhere? Thanks.

[@sediagialla3478]

In trap 17, what if black moves Qa5+? White has to move his knight back to c3, doesn't it?

[@XylozQuin]

4:04 Rook moves into the corner. You have a potential Queen trap so long as C6 is undefended. 12. bxc6 ke7 13. bd6 qxd6 14. cxd6+ Nice forcing win of the queen.

[@kaarkaar2373]

In 13:24 does queen b7 work?