The only London System traps you need to know (by International Master)

[@AlexBanzea]

Check out my London course here: www.chessable.com/alex-banzeas-london-system/course/118788/

[@salkinfamilychiropractic3142]

but all of these come after black plays d5. it doesn't cover e5 or e6.

[@bix3134]

@@salkinfamilychiropractic3142 most people plays d5 at lower levels. experienced players know how to refute these traps.

[@HeatherSpoonheim]

Excellent video - but every time I watch one of these I go running off to play, full of confidence, and get crushed.

[@fxdient8027]

Fax Dude Same

[@AlexBanzea]

That’s cause you haven’t watched the London System Rating Climb!

[@JustQuiteNiceGuy]

You had us in the first half.

[@mensaman55]

that's only because your opponent doesn't play the opponent moves in the video.

[@darkhorse2reign]

At first, I get crushed too but it's because at my level my opponents don't play the best moves and I see some crazy shit ... until I get a few games in and learn to see the whole board and understand the basic IDEAS of the positions and not just the memorized positions. With the London it's more about SOLID chess and the traps almost (almost) set themselves.

[@jonathanbaughman]

Alex! I got trap #5 in my tournament game last night! And I went on to win the game. Such a great feeling to be able to directly implement the traps and strategies I've learned from you. So I dedicate the win to you my friend. Thanks for all the help with these great videos!

[@AlexBanzea]

Legend! 🤝

[@edzmuda6870]

I like your style of teaching. You move it along - getting into the lines without all the hot air thus keeping the mind sharp and engaged.

[@AlexBanzea]

Thank you sir! 💥

[@lehoangtong654]

0:25 bl C5 - 1:34 trap: Queen attack + bishop sacrifice _ 3:24 bishop survive 3:56 bl C5 take - 4:16 trap: Queen attack + horse attack & bishop pin _ 5:24 pawn attack 6:00 london vs indian - 7:16 Save trade 8:40 bl C5 & bl bishop F5 - 9:01 pawn take/ horse trade _ 9:37 bl rook trap 10:28 reflector - 10:58 Queen's gambit: queen trade _ 11:54 queen horse: bl rook trap 12:56 bl bishop D6 - 13:51 horse pawns: bishop sacrifice _ 14:37 bishop sacrifice: queen x-race 16:12 bl C5 - 17:05 pawn E5: pawn H4 & bishop sacrifice _ 18:19 horse sacrifice

[@Puzzledata]

This is impressive even for me.. and i am an experienced 750elo. I thought I had nothing more to learn since i guessed 3 of Magnus Carlsen’s move in the tata steel tournament.

[@AlexBanzea]

Lmao haha, glad you find it interesting!

[@bluedonkey180]

Lol

[@nicholasanderson9019]

'Even for me' 😂 and you're 750 elo

[@Puzzledata]

@@nicholasanderson9019 i know bro. With hard work comes great achievements. 😀

[@dorso3680]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha great dude

[@A_A_ron-Phillips]

Absolutely fantastic video! I've been playing London exclusively for awhile now, and I didn't know any of these things.

[@AlexBanzea]

No wayyy! Thanks a lot, make sure to come back and let us know when you get them on the board!

[@davidstar2362]

@@AlexBanzea Thank you again Sensei...... I learned so much from you.

[@laragon3000]

Very helpful for a new London player. Thanks!

[@AlexBanzea]

Glad it helped! You may wanna check out this video if you are new to the London: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqi8gX2Foa6GsNE

[@brendanmorris4069]

Surprised you don't have more views. Great tips! Clear, good pace and straight to the point.

[@AlexBanzea]

Thank you sir!

[@DavidMoreharts]

Excellent content. Very helpful, thank you 🙏

[@AlexBanzea]

Glad it helps! ❤️

[@alexk.6315]

Love the London system videos. Thanks !

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

This is by far the best London video I’ve seen

[@AlexBanzea]

You havent seen too many London videos I guess haha. Thanks man!

[@sagark2235]

Great content. Please also make on London vs KID and Grunfeld

[@Prometheus4096]

I play King's Indian blitz and when people try the London against me I found they set themselves up for a trap often. I just castle, move my rook to f8, then push my pawn f5. They have to move their dark bishop, which allows me to set up a fork on the bishop and the knight. Because of the forging move against the dark bishop, they often don't see the fork coming. I won so many games this way. Many people don't play both c3 and Qc2. Instead, they castle and they lose a piece for a pawn.

[@davidstar2362]

Just back for a review . This is an highly evergreen content!! Thanks again maestro.!!

[@jigarshah3514]

@ 3:14 black can play Qg5 to stop white from checkmating. Am I missing something?

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

7:20 If you let the knight take the bishop next to the rook, you have an open rook file. You can then gain a pawn and then potentially gain a rook if they take your knight with the pawn protecting their rook. Does that make sense?

[@georgestamps]

Thank you so much for posting this!!

[@AlexBanzea]

I had this video in mind for a while, I will post an anti London guide for Black soon too!

[@ottodegelin5796]

on minute 13:30 why not just block with Knight e5 instead of Bishop g3? Can't you just play Bg3 after if needed?

[@AlexBanzea]

I don’t understand when

[@jackgonzales-alexander1104]

You can but when you play g3, if they bxg3, you have hxg3, equal trade and white gets an open file for the Rook, more activity…

[@mikegames7719]

Which video has this position? 14:00

[@AdamGenesisArt]

Very very nice video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More secrets for me ;) Thanks for taking the time to create such work.

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot for being part of the community 🙏

[@KDlearns]

Just saved this video to a private playlist and will certainly be revisiting in future study sessions! Hopefully I can add this to my repertoire!

[@HKBoba]

at 2:40, what if the king decides to move to F8 instead?

[@BusyB07]

18:38 why is G6 really precise? This doesn't just hang a pawn?

[@joeoleary9010]

*Best* London System tutorial I've ever seen!

[@AlexBanzea]

I guess you haven't seen too many! Thanks a lot haha

[@bubbahottep8644]

Doesn't Trap #4 culminate in Black having to give up his queen on d6 because it would otherwise be mate?

[@davidstar2362]

Thank you again Sensei...... I learned so much from you.

[@AlexBanzea]

Glad to help! Thank you!

[@MusicBoxHourMelodies]

What could I do if my opponent plays pown E5 instead D5.

[@restinrip7370]

2:36 if he blocks with knight. Should i take the bishop or play what move?

[@Steve_K2]

Learned a ton, many thanks. But I'm wondering about your accent. How is it you grew up in Mombai or New Delhi?

[@brannigandonnybrookoire9406]

Thanks! Happy New Year & Cheers

[@methioswar2916]

In the first trap. black can just defend their pawn with rook b8?

[@mozzdesu]

link to the study? i tried searching for it and couldn't find it

[@kashifkhan6585]

Excellent, superb lessons, thank you

[@stefanschaller5992]

Really good Video, Tx very much!

[@christopherchampion6882]

Your videos are very precise. If this then that, if that then this, if this and that then that and this. It's perfect for a beginner / intermediate who already has a London foundation and struggles transitioning to a middle game or attack after their initial set up. Thank you so much for creating this. It has really helped me improve my game and understand of the system.

[@JockeDieden]

Very useful. These traps makes London fun to play!

[@AlexBanzea]

Glad to hear that! Should I make a part 2 with more traps? 🤔

[@JockeDieden]

@@AlexBanzea I really hope so. All these traps I could have used in my games if I knew. Now I know! Thank you. :)

[@danno1800]

@@AlexBanzea YES! Please do…

[@chadwickgoodrich9153]

Yes please

[@oneman49instruments]

Great video, thanks from Barcelona

[@The1realbro]

Great video Alex. Unsuspecting opponents will fall!

[@mikestaff3042]

Great ideas there, thanks. My only advice is to try and slow it down a bit, with words and ideas. If it is too fast for me to keep up, I kinda zone out. I don’t mind a 40 minute video if it can hold me in the game😁

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot!

[@edzmuda6870]

Teachers who talk too much between moves make me forget what the moves were. You can always rewind and fast forward.

[@elir7184]

Honestly sounds like a personal problem. Your issue wasnt an issue to me at all.

[@arturoriverale]

This guy keeps on rocking it in London videos! Amazing

[@AlexBanzea]

Which one was your favorite? 🤯

[@arturoriverale]

@@AlexBanzea number 2. The ruining structure part.

[@LexLupton]

Hi Alex. Love your videos but in trap 5 I went c4 and the guy took my knight on b1 with his bishop. I took with the rook and he attacked with the other bishop on b4 with check forcing my knight to block/ me to move my king. I looked at some lines after and they all seem to end with me having a bishop and a rook against two rooks in the endgame. How would you react to this?

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Today I played someone who was rated almost 1000 points more than me.. I played the London, and in the middle game he offered me a draw. I was so happy and excited and accepted it without thinking. Then I replayed the game and realized that I was only three moves away from winning, I didn’t see it 😅 Anyway, I‘m still happy 🤩 Alex, thank you so much for your videos!! 👏👏👏

[@andiwijaya261]

The best chess content that I have ever seen

[@AmongUsAcademy]

This is a great video. Now time to somehow remember all this

[@AlexBanzea]

You can join the lichess study to have the lines saved in a place!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

@@AlexBanzea oh yeah, I didn't realise that was a thing. thanks. going through the 7 chapters now

[@tokuryulopez9139]

That cool you can fishing pole in the London

[@dzllz]

Great traps ! Thanks 👍👍

[@AlexBanzea]

Thank you!

[@ilanaizelman3993]

In fifth trap its better to play c4 instead of e3

[@rv706]

Explained better than by Eric Rosen! (and I have a lot of esteem for Eric Rosen :) )

[@AlexBanzea]

Thank you!

[@amulyaarora585]

i really like your content!

[@philipp17802]

Great video so far:))

[@AlexBanzea]

Which one is your favorite trap? 🤔

[@philipp17802]

@@AlexBanzea I pretty much like the bishop a3 idea I guess. I’m not sure but hope you get which one I mean. The rlly nice thing is, these are legit main line traps and I all the time Troll around not knowing these tricks right in my position. Not a abstract one if this this this and no one will ever face it. They are in my everydays positions. So again thanks for your work

[@AlexBanzea]

@@philipp17802 I totally get it, it’s the first trap!

[@vedbhanushali608]

great explanation sir

[@jacobdackman]

In the first trap what if black plays QA6?

[@AlexBanzea]

But when?

[@philipp17802]

Clicked directly after your insta post✌🏼

[@AlexBanzea]

Really nice to have you there watching my crappy insta runs haha! Welcome to KZbin 🎥

[@philipp17802]

@@AlexBanzea thank you sir. Ofc I do. Ah boy. These aren’t crappy. Full respect for your energy✌🏼

[@freddieroca8811]

i like playing london system,,this helps me to improve my game,,show more ideas and tactics so that i am a more confident .. chess lovers

[@FrancisGrant1]

THANK YOU I've been waiting for this! Also... much prefer when you use this Lichess board! Much easier on the eyes

[@AlexBanzea]

Make sure to join the lichess study for the traps, forgot to mention in the video but everyone can join!

[@Jaydoug99]

awesome thanks for posting this

[@mohamedoucheikhchewaf4019]

Well said master!❤👍🏻 But I'm wondering if he played another moves not That you'have said 🤔

[@AlexBanzea]

You can check out my London playlist for that 👀

[@peterk9961]

Is there a link to your lichess analysis?

[@AlexBanzea]

Hey! It’s literally the first link from the description!

[@peterk9961]

@@AlexBanzea Great!

[@dronai]

If I buy the $34.99 course, it is a online book, with no video ? So I would have to rehearse with a board, vs the complete course which has the videos, like this KZbin video ?

[@AlexBanzea]

Its book format + move trainer (you dont have to use a real Chess Board). If you really like it, then you can upgrade to the video format.

[@dronai]

Ok, I made the purchase. I was going through the moves, and was reading the chapter, and the chess board wasn't showing the variations it was explaining of what could happen. How do I go back to the previous page or chapter ?

[@AlexBanzea]

@@dronai there is “see in chapter”, “previous page”, “next page” under the text in the right part of the screen

[@dronai]

@@AlexBanzea What opening do you recommend for black ? Love this course

[@anessavillar539]

opening repertoire vs scandinavian icelandic defence ! e4 d5 exd5 nf6

[@AlexBanzea]

You can play 3.Nf3 and transpose to one of my videos on the 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 and now 3.Nf3!?

[@anessavillar539]

@@AlexBanzea can i see the link or video for that line coach

[@GUN1957]

Very good video! Thank you

[@AlexBanzea]

You welcome!

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very good class, thanks.

[@AlexBanzea]

Glad you like it! Which trap was your favorite?

[@davidstar2362]

@@AlexBanzea the last one

[@scottgodkins2017]

Tricked by you putting a pic of Rosen in the thumbnail. Peace out.

[@carlospatricio-delirium2470]

Can you make a video explaining how to continue the Jobava London vs Kings Indian? I always make it but can't continue with success

[@AlexBanzea]

Yes sir!

[@carlospatricio-delirium2470]

@@AlexBanzea waiting, sir, thanks!

[@zHqqrdz]

I'm pretty sure there's a video from this player where he crushes the KID repeatedly as london without any effort and using almost the exact same move order in each game to build the attack, even says at some point "I don't even know what to say it's too easy"

[@AlexBanzea]

@@zHqqrdz can you link that?🤷‍♂️😂

[@timt6312]

How can i take it serious when you play the knight before the bishop? WRONG

[@ΝάσοςΜακρής]

Nice video, you deserve more views! Make more openings videos!

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks a lot buddy, new London videos coming up soon

[@princeyahwetv]

Wonderful, ive tried to practice this strategy...amazing result will come true...

[@AlexBanzea]

Make sure to check out the lichess study for a better experience!

[@princeyahwetv]

@@AlexBanzea what would be a systematic chess program for you to improve? I am interested to learn new programs for beginners

[@AlexBanzea]

@@princeyahwetv It's a very complex question that can't really be answered in a few lines. Let's just say that if you are an absolute beginner (800-1200) I would focus on tactics, and if you are higher I would focus on model games.

[@MrJezhk]

what if they take H4 (in chapter 7) with the black square bishop?

[@MrJezhk]

OK sorry working it through if they take H4 you can simply continue with b*h2, k*h2, qh5+ as then you pick up the bishop

[@AlexBanzea]

Qh5! Wins there. As a general rule, you should never open up a file against your king. Sometimes white even sacrifices a minor piece to open up the h-file, so losing that pawn is actually helping white!

[@MrJezhk]

@@AlexBanzea cool, thanks!

[@randelldickerson6147]

I love it. I will add to my sessions

[@Samtasticman]

What is the purpose of Bf4?

[@AlexBanzea]

You develop the bishop on the active square and then you can play e3 making the d4 pawn quite solid. Often times the bishop on f4 is amazing controlling the e5-square and one of the most effective plans is to play Nf3-Ne5 and it becomes very tricky for your opponent to deal with it.

[@ilanaizelman3993]

Learned a lot!

[@AlexBanzea]

Nice to see you active in the comments again!

[@ilanaizelman3993]

@@AlexBanzea Thanks! Please continue with the videos

[@musakhoshnaw1857]

Very nice ism a fan of London system ❤

[@jonbudi]

Thanks bro

[@graysonj3731]

Such a great video.

[@AlexBanzea]

Such a nice comment! You welcome sir.

[@Kenjitsuka]

Thanks!

[@Nibyjak]

Very usefull, thx

[@emdjay9210]

why Nd7 and not Qd7 for black?

[@AlexBanzea]

When?

[@GUN1957]

Very nice 👍 video👌🤝

[@ziggypi4813]

Why is Eric Rosen on thumbnail

[@AlexBanzea]

He is the ultimate London Warlord!

[@davidstar2362]

Greetings Sensei!!!

[@ekremqerimi6910]

Thanks a lot

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks for the feedback! ❤️

[@Balipersonaltrainer]

7 times now may be I watch this video 🤕🥴🏴‍☠️

[@AlexBanzea]

You are really a London beast!

[@Balipersonaltrainer]

@@AlexBanzea I come as often because I have my ass kicked always and I miss some conditions when I try some tricks. But you re a master, from far the best guy on the system with clear explanation. Rosen is good too but his voice makes me sleep.

[@scottbollinger3641]

..interested in all your videos

[@abhinavraje4346]

Great video.

[@AlexBanzea]

Which one was your favorite trap?🤔

[@2woinfinity718]

this is similar to eric rosen's

[@leskobrandon8454]

5:36 f3??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexBanzea]

Why not 😆

[@GKFC]

Why have you got a picture of Eric Rosen in your thumbnail? Seems rather like clickbait.

[@shawnburnham1]

1:37

[@masterull]

awesome thnx

[@AlexBanzea]

You welcome!

[@charleslittledale7991]

It is so good not to be called “You guys”

[@issacoh4775]

bro's voice goes up several notes at the end of every sentence. good video nonetheless

[@JuanIgnacioLX]

Nice videooo!!!!!

[@shawnburnham1]

5:00

[@tomashejnal]

if you are teaching, you should suggest the watchers ELO first. Another thing is dont show the positions that dont work, just the correct ones. Easier to remember.

[@pasxalhskampourides6012]

Are you Romanian?

[@AlexBanzea]

Yes I am!

[@xavihernandez9025]

Perfect

[@AlexBanzea]

You go!

[@thetransferaccount4586]

london is good tho

[@slowslav6653]

nice

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks for always being in the comments man!

[@rahilsen]

I play the London system I stopped the video after seeing your opening two lame traps.