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Countering the London
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5. Black hits the centre at once, often with ...Qb6 attacking b2. White must defend carefully or give up a pawn, so Black gets active play instead of a slow London position.
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A key line
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Bxe5 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Qxe5
More lines
3...cxd4 4.Qxd4 d6 5.Qd1 …
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Qxd4 d6 5.Qd1 e5 6.Bg3 Qb6 7.b3 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Bd3 e4 10.Bxe4 Nxe4
4...cxd4 5.Qxb6 axb6 6.cxd4 …
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.c3 Qb6 4.Qb3 cxd4 5.Qxb6 axb6 6.cxd4 Nc6 7.e3 Nb4 8.Na3 d6 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Kxd7
4...cxd4 5.cxd4 Qxd4 6.e3 …
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.c3 Qb6 4.Qb3 cxd4 5.cxd4 Qxd4 6.e3 Qd5 7.Bc4 Qxg2 8.Bxf7+ Kd8 9.Qc3 Nc6 10.Nd2 Qxh1
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All 26 lines in this opening
- 3...cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Bxe5 …
- 3...cxd4 4.Qxd4 d6 5.Qd1 …
- 4...cxd4 5.Qxb6 axb6 6.cxd4 …
- 4...cxd4 5.cxd4 Qxd4 6.e3 …
- 3...Qb6 4.Qc2 cxd4 5.cxd4 …
- 3...Qb6 4.Qd2 cxd4 5.cxd4 …
- 3...Qb6 4.b3 cxd4 5.cxd4 …
- 4...e5 5.Bg5 a6 6.a4 …
- 4...e5 5.dxe6 Bxe6 6.e4 …
- 4...e5 5.Bg3 Ne4 6.Nc3 …
- 4...e5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 …
- 4...e5 5.dxe6 Bxe6 6.e3 …
- 2...c5 3.dxc5 Na6 4.e3 …
- 5...Qc7 6.a4 Be6 7.Nd2 …
- 5...Qc7 6.c3 g6 7.Nf3 …
- 4...d6 5.Nf3 Qxb2 6.Nb5 …
- 4...d6 5.Rb1 g6 6.Nf3 …
- 4...d6 5.a3 g6 6.Nf3 …
- 4...d6 5.dxc5 Qxc5 6.Nf3 …
- 3...Qb6 4.Qc1 cxd4 5.exd4 …
- 6...O-O 7.Bd3 d6 8.O-O …
- 9...Nd5 10.Nc4 Qd8 11.Rc1 …
- 9...Nd5 10.Rc1 Nxf4 11.exf4 …
- 6...O-O 7.Nbd2 Nd5 8.Qc2 …
- 3...Qb6 4.c3 Qxb2 5.Nd2 …
- 3...Qb6 4.dxc5 Qxb2 5.Nd2 …