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London System vs 1...d5
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4. White develops the bishop before e3 and meets each Black set-up with the same structure: e3, c3 or c4, Nf3 and Nbd2. Against an early ...c5 or ...Bf5 White often plays Qb3 to hit b7.
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All 53 lines in this opening
- 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3
- 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Qb6 …
- 7.axb3 Na6 8.e3 Nb4 …
- 7.axb3 Nd7 8.b4
- 5.Qb3 b6 6.e3 Nf6 …
- 4.e3 b5 5.a4 c6 …
- 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3
- 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5
- 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 Bb4 …
- 4.c4 Nb4 5.Qa4+ c6 …
- 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 …
- 6.Nf3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3
- 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Nc3
- 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 …
- 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.c4 e6 …
- 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4 e6 …
- 3.e3 a6 4.Nf3 Nf6 …
- 5.Bg3 Bxg3 6.hxg3
- 5.Bg3 Nf6 6.Nbd2
- 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nf3 Ne4 …
- 5.Nc3 c6 6.Qb3 Qb6 …
- 5.c4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3
- 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3
- 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.c4 dxc4 …
- 4.Nf3 e6 5.c4 Bd6 …
- 3.e3 a6 4.Nf3
- 3.e3 c5 4.Nf3
- 3.e3 g6 4.Nf3
- 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bb5
- 6.exd4 Nf6 7.c3
- 6.exd4 Nxd4 7.Nxd4 Bxd1 …
- 5.Nbd2 e6 6.c3 Nf6 …
- 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3
- 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.dxc5
- 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 …
- 5.c3 Bf5 6.Nf3
- 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bd3
- 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 e6 …
- 4.c4 Bf5 5.Nc3
- 4.c4 Bg4 5.Qb3
- 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3
- 3.e3 e6 4.c4
- 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4
- 6.Nf3 c5 7.c3
- 6.Nf3 h6 7.Nbd2
- 5.hxg3 h6 6.c4
- 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 …
- 3.e3 a6 4.Nd2
- 6.Ngf3 Bd6 7.Bg3
- 6.Ngf3 Be7 7.h3
- 5.Nd2 Qb6 6.Qc2
- 4.c3 Qb6 5.Qc2
- 4.c3 cxd4 5.exd4 Nc6 …