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Thanks. I have a game towmorow that the whole tournament is mine if i win. My opponent plays london. Edit: he played E4 but i still won first place! Yay.
I already started playing the Nimzo Indian thanks to you. I normally played the Queen's Indian defense instead. You may not have the most viewers, but I think you're the best teacher on the Internet. Your numbers will improve.
Nimzo and Queen's Indian go well together because white can develop either knight on move 3. A lot of GMs actually go for the queen's gambit declined with d5 instead of queen's indian because at that level it seems to be stronger (at our level I tend to think queen's gambit declined is easier to learn and play)
Eyyyyyy finally my favorite line against the London gets covered. Every time I wanna play the Grünfeld or Benoni and my opponent plays the London, this line crushed my opponents every time.
I found this channel one day from shorts, maybe by accident but watching just couple videos you can see how brilliantly GM Smirnov teaches us these things. BRILLIANT!! Thank you Sir.
► Chapters 00:00 Beat the London System in 10 Moves 00:54 Undermining White's central pawn pyramid 01:12 1) If White plays 3.e3 04:07 If White doesn't play dxe5 05:29 If White develops Be2 (and not Bd3) 07:57 2) If White plays 3.Nf3 08:38 Puzzle of the day 08:47 3) If White plays 3.c3 12:50 If White plays Qc2 instead of b3 14:45 If White plays Qd2 to defend b2 16:27 4) If White plays 3.dxc5 17:06 5) If White plays 3.d5 18:21 Early deviations (other openings)
Outstanding! The lines of play recommended in the video give Black an interesting way to play against the London System. I will adopt this line of play. Thank you so much!
Thumbs up! One of the greatest videos. Since I don't know what I'm doing I always play those exact 2 moves anyway whenever opponent opens with d4. My horse will come out on the left. And then my pond will go forward to d5. So this video is perfect since it does exactly what I do as my response to any d4 opening from white. And now I know what to do if the opponent follows up towards london bishop.
Your video's is amazing and helped me in my rating climb I am now 1700 Specially your idea of offence is best defence is very very helpful. I gain 350 elo in just 1 and half month and its growing.
After d4 I always respond with the versatile move Nf6 to prepare : - if Bf4 London --> c5 (thank you for this great video) - if c4 queen gambit --> e6 (your made me discover the Nimzo) or e5 for my beloved Farajowicz variation of the Budapest defense (very tricky) But I have a problem against the London when Nf3 is played before Bf4. Because I don't know yet if they intend to play the London system or to transpose to the queen gambit. As I didn't find a good waiting move, for the moment I play d6 c6 for the Pirc Czech Defense but it's too passive for my taste.
Yes, exactly. I would even say that the whole preparation is useless becouse of 2.Nf3. Every decent London player knows to play Nf3 after Nf6. Perhaps 2...g6 which avoids normal London lines but you have to be willing to play either King's Indian or Gruenfeld.
yesss absolutetly! when my opponent plays d4 Nf6 Nf3, I don't know if they want to go to a CATALAN, COLLE SYSTEM, London or queens gambit. urgrgg I need to find a good weapon lol
8:37 Pawn on e5, then if the bishop takes it Queen on a5 with a check and then taking the bishop, otherwise taking one of the two forked pieces with the pawn?
I was thinking maybe ...Qa5+ followed by the pawn fork, but then if white blocks the check with either the bishop or queen, black doesn't have time to execute the fork.
5:26 after ... b-e6 why not b-c2 which protects the knight (and the pawn structure behind it) and uncovers the queen which now protects d4? follow that up with b-e3 which defends d4 and also threatens a discovered attack against the queen. follow that up with q-d3 and r-d1 and that pawn on d4 looks pretty well defended.
Really a great video. I normally play the nimzo indian but always feel I should have a sharper opening to punish London players. I already created a Lichess study with all the moves for me to learn :)
10:07 In case of dxe5 we can play Nxe5 and if they play Bxe5 we can go for this nice tactical fork by playing Qa5 checking his king and attacking the bishop on e5. Please let me know if this is correct because I am only 800 elo.
I played the English Opening for a long time and did very well against the London. What you played is very similar to the English, just some move order differences
And what if we wouldn't play Nf6 in the first move, but f5 instead right away : the Dutch Defense ? Would White continue their London System set-up, or play something else against the Dutch Defense that'd be more interesting for White instead of the London System ? Or is the Dutch Defense solid and playable against a London System ?
@@Zwischy Nf3 would be my choice as a London player vs 1.Nf6, but I would not play 3.Bf4. I’d evaluate if d5 is viable here, or else play Nc3. Still, it seems viable for black if you want. But as black, I prefer Nimzo Indian play over Benoni play. That said, if it’s d4 Nf6 Bf4, our teacher’s c5 looks spicy.
@@WheatGrinding No, not at all. If you try 2...c5 you will probably face 3.d5! and white will not play Bf4 and you are stuck in a regular Benoni. If you play 2...d5 yourself, white can go back to London with 3.Bf4 and your preparation is completely useless. And every decent London player knows to respond to 1...Nf6 with 2.Nf3 first.
@@WheatGrinding Black is the one who chooses Benoni. d5 is just the best move to meet it. But I get your point. My otb FIDE rating is 2200 and I have to say this system presented is completely unusable for me unless I am willing to go to Benoni, which is not very respectable opening and would require substantial amount of preparation.
On the rare occasion I play the London, if I see 1. d4 Nf6, I transition straightaway to a bayonet attack instead, anticipating a KID. So be warned, you may just wind up provoking your opponent to play a different opening. Still, at lower levels, this seems like a really solid counter to the London. Great video!
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I only ever play against engines and after learning the London system I found it was a total waste of time. It was always totally destroyed.
Thanks. I have a game towmorow that the whole tournament is mine if i win. My opponent plays london.
Edit: he played E4 but i still won first place! Yay.
Nice!
I already started playing the Nimzo Indian thanks to you. I normally played the Queen's Indian defense instead. You may not have the most viewers, but I think you're the best teacher on the Internet. Your numbers will improve.
Exactly what I've thought of Grandmaster Igor! ❤❤
Nimzo and Queen's Indian go well together because white can develop either knight on move 3. A lot of GMs actually go for the queen's gambit declined with d5 instead of queen's indian because at that level it seems to be stronger (at our level I tend to think queen's gambit declined is easier to learn and play)
Eyyyyyy finally my favorite line against the London gets covered. Every time I wanna play the Grünfeld or Benoni and my opponent plays the London, this line crushed my opponents every time.
B wins with ...e5 fork trick. Then 2. Bxe5 Q-a5# picks up the bishop.
Qa5+**
I found this channel one day from shorts, maybe by accident but watching just couple videos you can see how brilliantly GM Smirnov teaches us these things. BRILLIANT!! Thank you Sir.
► Chapters
00:00 Beat the London System in 10 Moves
00:54 Undermining White's central pawn pyramid
01:12 1) If White plays 3.e3
04:07 If White doesn't play dxe5
05:29 If White develops Be2 (and not Bd3)
07:57 2) If White plays 3.Nf3
08:38 Puzzle of the day
08:47 3) If White plays 3.c3
12:50 If White plays Qc2 instead of b3
14:45 If White plays Qd2 to defend b2
16:27 4) If White plays 3.dxc5
17:06 5) If White plays 3.d5
18:21 Early deviations (other openings)
Great.😏
Got the chance to try this out in an OTB rapid game yesterday. Worked like a charm.😄
Outstanding! The lines of play recommended in the video give Black an interesting way to play against the London System. I will adopt this line of play. Thank you so much!
Thank you! This video pairs so well with your Nimzo Indian video from a few days ago.
Thumbs up! One of the greatest videos. Since I don't know what I'm doing I always play those exact 2 moves anyway whenever opponent opens with d4. My horse will come out on the left. And then my pond will go forward to d5. So this video is perfect since it does exactly what I do as my response to any d4 opening from white. And now I know what to do if the opponent follows up towards london bishop.
Glad this was helpful for you💛
8:42 1. Nxd4 e5 2. Bxe5 Qa5+ 3. c3 Qxe5
I know this trap.
It came from the Spielman Defense.
This is...not correct.
Nxd4 where?
8:42 Pawn to d5 and queen to check from a5 wins dark square bishop
Your video's is amazing and helped me in my rating climb
I am now 1700
Specially your idea of offence is best defence is very very helpful.
I gain 350 elo in just 1 and half month and its growing.
This video has been very helpful.
Hi. You are simply extraordinary and God sent. Can you please make a video starting from the position 1) e4, Nc6; 2) Nf3...
In favor of black.
Or a video on the Colorado Gambit
Tq very much Igor I really appreciate u for taking ur time and helping us ❤pls don’t stop making great videos
❤
Those were great traps that I needed.🙏🏻😎
😊thank you for the recommendations many times it ends up in carokann or slav exchange variations
This video was made for Levy Rozman
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Why?
After d4 I always respond with the versatile move Nf6 to prepare :
- if Bf4 London --> c5 (thank you for this great video)
- if c4 queen gambit --> e6 (your made me discover the Nimzo) or e5 for my beloved Farajowicz variation of the Budapest defense (very tricky)
But I have a problem against the London when Nf3 is played before Bf4.
Because I don't know yet if they intend to play the London system or to transpose to the queen gambit.
As I didn't find a good waiting move, for the moment I play d6 c6 for the Pirc Czech Defense but it's too passive for my taste.
Yes, exactly. I would even say that the whole preparation is useless becouse of 2.Nf3. Every decent London player knows to play Nf3 after Nf6. Perhaps 2...g6 which avoids normal London lines but you have to be willing to play either King's Indian or Gruenfeld.
yesss absolutetly! when my opponent plays d4 Nf6 Nf3, I don't know if they want to go to a CATALAN, COLLE SYSTEM, London or queens gambit. urgrgg I need to find a good weapon lol
8:37 Pawn on e5, then if the bishop takes it Queen on a5 with a check and then taking the bishop, otherwise taking one of the two forked pieces with the pawn?
Correct.
I was thinking maybe ...Qa5+ followed by the pawn fork, but then if white blocks the check with either the bishop or queen, black doesn't have time to execute the fork.
5:26 after ... b-e6 why not b-c2 which protects the knight (and the pawn structure behind it) and uncovers the queen which now protects d4? follow that up with b-e3 which defends d4 and also threatens a discovered attack against the queen. follow that up with q-d3 and r-d1 and that pawn on d4 looks pretty well defended.
e5, forking the bishop and knight, and when the bishop captures Qa5 forkes the king and bishop, and you get it.
Really a great video. I normally play the nimzo indian but always feel I should have a sharper opening to punish London players. I already created a Lichess study with all the moves for me to learn :)
Would you share it?
Finally, I have a good line against London System. Thanks GM Igor!
I mostly play indian and caro kan or london as white tbh against london caro kann and kings indian both are solid
Sir can you teach me how I will be a chess master Remote chess academy
10:07
In case of dxe5 we can play Nxe5 and if they play Bxe5 we can go for this nice tactical fork by playing Qa5 checking his king and attacking the bishop on e5.
Please let me know if this is correct because I am only 800 elo.
e5, and white lose one of the knight or bishop (if Bxe5, then Qa5+)
pe5 ,bxe5 +qa5 check
Please make such a vedio on grunfled defence
As a london player, I don't know whether to laugh or cry
Brother you are watching the video just be prepared
I played the English Opening for a long time and did very well against the London. What you played is very similar to the English, just some move order differences
English opening is 1. c4 which is played by White.
I think what you mean is the Benoni which is 1. d4 c5.
And what if we wouldn't play Nf6 in the first move, but f5 instead right away : the Dutch Defense ?
Would White continue their London System set-up, or play something else against the Dutch Defense that'd be more interesting for White instead of the London System ?
Or is the Dutch Defense solid and playable against a London System ?
London player here. I would have gone qd2 to attack the fianchetto against a setup like this (in the first variation)
First game after watching this video: White plays London system😂💣
Very similar to our anti London vid, nice 😮 :)
8:15 Qd2 should be OK: if QxB then QxN, if NxB then QxQ
Solution to puzzle is e5?
If Bxe5, Qa5+,Nc3,Qxe5
If anything else well they are forked and lose a minor piece
very enlighting...👍🙏
13:10
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What do you do if white goes for the London with Nf3 then Bf4?
You could still go for a Benoni style setup, 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bf4 cxd4.
@@Zwischy Nf3 would be my choice as a London player vs 1.Nf6, but I would not play 3.Bf4. I’d evaluate if d5 is viable here, or else play Nc3. Still, it seems viable for black if you want. But as black, I prefer Nimzo Indian play over Benoni play.
That said, if it’s d4 Nf6 Bf4, our teacher’s c5 looks spicy.
@@ZwischyHow do you play against the Jobava London after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3? c5 here isn’t accurate.
@@ninjanoah8135 You can play a6 and then c5
Awesome set up against the lomdon!
Nice video
Lovely anti London video. I like anything that pressures a player who plays on autopilot
Thanks 👍
Very informative
I really wanna see classical games you played with high elo opponents
Love the sly Brexit comment in the context of the London System, and speaking as a UK citizen :)
I'll keep asking Igor to make a video about Old Benoni with all potential transpositions
What is the name of this opening?
HOW TO COUNTER THE SCANDINAVIAN DEFENCE MODERN VARIATION FOR WHITE
E5 , Bxe5 after Qa5+ bishop loss win the game .
Puzzle of the day: e5; bxe5; Qa5+; and then pick up the bishop no matter which move they play.
How to defend against the catalan
An improvement of GJ_Chess and his anti-london-system. Well done
And after 1. d4 Nf6 white plays Nf3 and completely ruins your preparation.
If they play the knight you can still play similar ideas
@@WheatGrinding No, not at all. If you try 2...c5 you will probably face 3.d5! and white will not play Bf4 and you are stuck in a regular Benoni. If you play 2...d5 yourself, white can go back to London with 3.Bf4 and your preparation is completely useless. And every decent London player knows to respond to 1...Nf6 with 2.Nf3 first.
At what level? Because at my level I guarantee they are not playing the Benoni, they are playing the London
@@WheatGrinding Black is the one who chooses Benoni. d5 is just the best move to meet it. But I get your point. My otb FIDE rating is 2200 and I have to say this system presented is completely unusable for me unless I am willing to go to Benoni, which is not very respectable opening and would require substantial amount of preparation.
@@RandomGuyOnUA-cam601 I'm 1400, and this content is helpful for my level. I don't think all content will be helpful for all levels.
Lol F5 *ALWAYS* puts a damper on my Accelerated London
Qa5+ Nc3 e5 winning a piece
wait no actually e5 Bxe5 Qa5+ winning a piece...
e5 Bxe5 Qa5+ Qd2 Qxe5
On the rare occasion I play the London, if I see 1. d4 Nf6, I transition straightaway to a bayonet attack instead, anticipating a KID. So be warned, you may just wind up provoking your opponent to play a different opening. Still, at lower levels, this seems like a really solid counter to the London. Great video!
Every time I use k i d against London i lost how bout a vid
Guess i'll have to quit playing London:(
I feel betrayed. Time for the English opening ig
What really seems like a trap to me is these types of videos. No way.
Sorry sir i play Dutch🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
i really dislike leaving unanswered quizzes…y don’t you just ask to pause and then reveal the line….and for that unfortunately i’ll have to give 👎🏻
Why you dont have brain?
Bro fell of for three minutes only 85 views
Children like you who comment this have ruined YT