London System repertoire for White
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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 139 moves.
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[Event "Chessbook London System repertoire (1400-1600)"] [Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/london"] [Annotator "Chessbook"] [Result "*"] 1. d4 d5 ( 1... Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 ( 2... g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 ( 3... d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O Nbd7 ( 6... Nc6 7. Bh6 ) 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 ) 4. e4 d6 ( 4... O-O 5. Qd2 d6 ) ) ( 2... d6 3. Nc3 g6 ) ( 2... e6 3. e3 d5 ( 3... c5 4. c3 ) 4. Nf3 Bd6 ( 4... c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 ) ( 4... Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Ne5 ) ( 4... Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 ) ( 4... c6 5. Nbd2 ) 5. Ne5 O-O ( 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 ) 6. Bd3 ) ( 2... c5 3. e3 d5 ( 3... e6 ) ( 3... Qb6 4. Nc3 ) 4. c3 Nc6 ( 4... Qb6 5. Qb3 ) 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Qc1 ) 3. e3 e6 ( 3... Nc6 4. Nf3 e6 ( 4... Bg4 5. c3 e6 6. Qb3 ) ( 4... Bf5 5. Bb5 ) ) ( 3... Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 ( 4... Bg6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Ne5 ) 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Qb5+ Nbd7 7. Qxb7 Rb8 8. Qxa7 ) ( 3... c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 ( 4... e6 ) 5. c3 e6 6. Nbd2 ) ( 3... c5 ) ( 3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 ) ( 3... a6 4. Nf3 ) ( 3... Bg4 4. Nf3 Nc6 ( 4... c6 ) ) ) ( 1... e6 2. g3 d5 ( 2... c5 3. Bg2 d5 ( 3... cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd1 ) 4. Nf3 Nc6 ( 4... Nf6 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 ) 5. O-O Nf6 ) ( 2... Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 c5 ) ( 2... d6 3. Bg2 ) ( 2... b6 3. Bg2 ) 3. Bg2 c5 ( 3... Nf6 ) ) ( 1... e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 ( 2... d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 f6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Nc3 ) ( 2... Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 ) ( 2... f6 3. Nf3 ) 3. e4 Nxe5 ( 3... Qe7 4. Nc3 ) 4. Nf3 Nxf3+ 5. Qxf3 ) ( 1... g6 2. Bf4 Bg7 ( 2... Nf6 ) ( 2... d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 ( 3... Nf6 ) 4. e4 Nf6 ) ( 2... d5 3. Nc3 ) 3. Nc3 Nf6 ( 3... d6 ) ( 3... e6 4. e4 ) ) ( 1... c6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 ( 3... Nf6 ) ( 3... e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 ) 4. c4 e6 ( 4... Nf6 5. Qb3 ) 5. Qb3 Qb6 ( 5... b6 6. cxd5 ) 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 ) ( 1... d6 2. Bf4 Nf6 ( 2... g6 ) ) ( 1... c5 2. d5 d6 ( 2... e6 3. c4 ) ( 2... Nf6 3. c4 ) 3. c4 ) ( 1... b6 2. Bf4 Bb7 3. Nd2 e6 4. Ngf3 ) ( 1... f5 2. Bg5 Nf6 ( 2... h6 3. Bh4 ) 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 ) ( 1... Nc6 2. d5 ) 2. Bf4 Nf6 ( 2... Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 ( 3... Bf5 4. Nb5 e5 ( 4... Rc8 5. a3 a6 6. Nc3 ) 5. dxe5 a6 6. Nd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 ) ( 3... e6 4. Nb5 Bd6 5. Qd2 a6 ( 5... Nf6 6. Nf3 ) 6. Nc3 Bxf4 7. Qxf4 ) ( 3... a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 ) 4. Nb5 e5 5. dxe5 Nh5 ( 5... Ne4 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7. Nxc7+ ) ( 5... Nd7 6. e6 ) 6. e3 Nxf4 7. exf4 a6 8. Nd4 ) ( 2... e6 3. e3 Nf6 ( 3... Bd6 4. Bg3 Bxg3 ( 4... Nf6 5. Nd2 ) 5. hxg3 Nf6 6. Nf3 ) ( 3... c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nb5 ) ( 3... c6 ) ( 3... Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 ) ) ( 2... Bf5 3. c4 e6 ( 3... dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 ) ( 3... c6 4. e3 ) ( 3... Nf6 4. e3 e6 ( 4... c6 ) 5. Qb3 b6 6. Nc3 ) 4. e3 c6 ( 4... Nf6 ) ( 4... dxc4 ) ( 4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 ) ) ( 2... c6 ) ( 2... c5 3. e3 Nf6 ( 3... e6 ) ( 3... Nc6 4. Nc3 e6 ) ) ( 2... f6 3. e3 ) ( 2... g6 ) *
About this repertoire
The London System: one setup against everything after 1.d4.
Chessbook's London System repertoire for White, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.
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