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The London System Chess Opening with FIDE CM Kingscrusher

Be able to play 1.d4 and win against anything your opponent does
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (119 ratings)
859 students
Created by Tryfon Gavriel
Last updated 1/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • One of the most solid opening systems available and one which World Chess champion Magnus Carlsen uses
  • An easy to play system which doesn't require tonnes of memorisation of sharp opening variations
  • Positional themes which can be applied more generally to your games and improve even your middlegame and endgames
  • How the World chess champion uses a specific move order for maximum effectiveness
  • A system you can fall back on when you really want to minimise the risk of losing
  • A system that will annoy opponents who have been theoretically prepared in their pet trendy openings
  • Systems and ideas that have been checked with Stockfish NN and strong Neural network engines
  • The most instructive inspiring stem game selection to get your creative juices flowing!
  • One of the first major chess courses by a FIDE titled player making use of Stockfish NN and other Neural Networks from outset
  • An opening system that you can play independently of the opponent's preparation and really annoy opponents!
  • An Opening system that has a major following on many websites with even London System groups over 1000 members!
  • Many fantastic innovations and novelties discovered using the Mighty Stockfish NN engine even for Super Grandmaster games
  • London system widely considered the highest cost/benefit in terms of learning investment time and energy and game results
  • Learn how to make the London system "downside-ready" for other systems such as Dutch Stonewall and Lenningrad
  • Many in depth analysed games of World Champion Magnus Carlsen with the White pieces in the London System
  • The only Chess opening you will ever need with the White pieces and one that you can guarantee to make use of in every game
  • Care has been taken to add exciting model games even for unusual responses to 1.d4 you might face to give confidence to you

Requirements

  • Knows the basics of playing Chess

Description

The London System is a chess opening when playing with the White pieces that has experienced a huge surge in popularity in recent years. It is suitable for any level of chess player and provides arguably one of the highest cost/benefit openings to learn for any aspiring player. Even the World chess champion and other Grandmasters use this opening with great success at any time control. With this course, you can learn all about the very popular London system chess opening with FIDE CM Kingscrusher.

Many example games are from leading exponents such as US Grandmaster Gata Kamsky and the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. The use of 2.Bf4 is seen as the most modern treatment of the London system retaining a great flexibility of options and good ability to handle an early attack by Black on the b2 square which Bf4 left behind. Through annotated games and exploration of key variations, this course gives great insights to be able to play the London system against anything the player with the Black pieces uses.

The use of "Systems" generally is not a new thing. Bobby Fischer in his early years used the Kings' Indian attack system. Bent Larsen used 1.b3. Julian Hodgson won many British champions with his pet Trompowsky. The London "System" means that there is less need to memorise lots of sharp variations, and you can get a comfortable position fairly easily. This, in turn, means you can focus on improving other aspects of your chess, such as more time for tactics training or endgame learning. To be effective at chess means becoming a balanced player in many aspects of chess. If the burden of opening theory is less, then you can spend more time improving other "weak links" within your chess understanding - and hopefully, bring all the links to the same level so you are not let down by a particular area.

By having the London system under your belt, you can focus on improving your chess overall - and better results and more enjoyment of the game will undoubtedly result from such an approach.


Who this course is for:

  • Chess beginner and intermediate players

Featured review

Ray Gilchrist
Ray Gilchrist
21 courses
12 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 56 months ago
Solid Start to the course, learning a lot, Kingcrusher is explaining the games very simply that even a novice can understand the move order and hopefully hang on during the middle game and end game, so far so good. Enjoying the course and Tryfon is a very good teacher. I may have to re-run the course 2 or 3 times, but I feel I am downsize ready :-) Really enjoyed the course and looking forward to starting a new one soon.

Course content

13 sections • 124 lectures • 20h 49m total length

  • Preview05:42
  • Preview04:40
  • The first ever recorded game in a London ECO Code - Mason vs Blackburne
    07:44
  • James Mason example game
    17:18
  • James Mason Comedic game example vs Mikhail Chigorin
    09:26
  • James Mason vs Wittek - Vienna 1882 - a remarkable "change of front" theme :)
    10:30
  • James Mason vs Englisch, Berthold - crushing the bishop pair :)
    17:29
  • James Mason vs Mikhail Chigorin London 1883
    17:22
  • World Champion Alexander Alekhine example game
    15:10
  • Philosophical points about the diaster variations of Euwe vs Alekhine game
    07:26
  • GM Kamsky vs GM Shankland - A must know classic game example
    11:34
  • A tribute to British chess enthusiast FM Michael Franklin
    14:56
  • Why delaying Nf3 is sometimes a good idea
    08:17

  • Introduction to move 1 options - priorities based on Gata Kamsky games
    03:26

  • Introduction to key transposition
    04:37
  • Black plays c5
    08:39
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Pichot - 2019
    12:27
  • Gata Kamsky Thorn pawn example game vs Arthur Shen
    15:49
  • Black plays e6 (second in popularity to c5 overall)
    12:15
  • Black delays c5 and plays Bd6 early - Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand example
    13:46
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Kryvoruchko where 4.Nf3 used
    17:57
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Mamedyarov - fast Bd6 after 4.Nf3
    18:25
  • Black plays Bf5
    14:03
  • Black plays g6 (see section later on 1.d4 Nf6/g6 for interesting Nc3 concept)
    13:18
  • Black plays c6
    13:35
  • Black plays Bg4
    09:29
  • Black plays Nc6
    15:57
  • Black plays Nbd7
    09:49
  • Black plays a6
    07:56
  • Black plays b6
    08:35
  • Black plays h6
    05:56

  • 2.Bf4 g6 (Part 1 of 2 - classic triangle method string to your bow!)
    14:58
  • 2.Bf4 g6 with Nc3 (Part 2 of 2) - modern treatment instead of triangle method)
    04:23
  • 2.Bf4 e6
    16:37
  • 2.Bf4 d5
    00:58
  • 2.Bf4 c5
    18:13
  • Andreikin vs Ivanchuk - 2.Bf4 c5 illustrative game (via transposition)
    15:46
  • Julian Hodgson vs Richard Pert example game with b2 gambit (horror show!)
    06:27
  • More Vaganian Gambit :) - Hodgson vs Pablo
    10:52
  • Vaganian playing Vaganian Gambit - vs Jansa
    11:07
  • Vaganian playing Vaganian Gambit - vs Kuprechik
    11:23
  • 2.Bf4 d6
    10:14
  • 2.Bf4 b6
    11:32
  • Example game in detail : Magnus Carlsen vs Evgeny Tomashevsky
    22:22
  • 2.Bf4 c6
    11:43
  • 2.Bf4 Nh5
    09:09

  • 5... Bf5
    14:31
  • 5.... e6
    12:12
  • A stonewall horror story e4 square game to be aware of - Karjakin vs Adams
    13:22
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand example game with 5... .e6
    13:17
  • 5... Qb6
    12:56
  • 5... cxd4 - London system sometimes vs itself!
    11:50
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek 5...cxd4 example game
    16:36
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Dennis Wagner example game
    10:49
  • 5... g6
    09:12
  • 5... Bg4
    08:45

  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6
    04:20
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6
    12:09
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 - without Nf6
    17:29
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov - without Nf6 example game
    17:08
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So Key Stem game and course inspiration!
    13:33
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5
    10:46
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6
    08:32
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c6
    09:48
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 g6
    11:36
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bg4
    09:51
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 f5
    13:05
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nd7
    03:23
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 f6
    09:37
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 a6
    03:37
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 h6
    02:44
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 b6
    05:16
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e5
    04:01
  • 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 h5 - Setting a cunning trap!
    04:48

  • 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 c5
    16:22
  • 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 f5 Transpositional Note
    02:25
  • 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 b6
    10:28

  • Black plays the classic Kings Indian formation with d6 g6 Bg7 and Nf6
    17:01
  • Richter vs Zube 6...c6 - Correspondence dramatic example - quick knockout
    10:48
  • London system vs Gruenfeld Style Set up
    25:55
  • Magnus Carlsen vs Rauf Mamedov example game
    18:51
  • White plays an early 4. Qd2 instead of 4.e3 - Jobava vs Potapov example
    15:35

  • Introduction to the main Dutch Defence setups
    12:21
  • Deeper dive Part 1: London system vs Dutch Stonewall formation
    08:32
  • Deeper dive Part 2: London system vs Dutch Stonewall formation
    07:43
  • Ukrainian SuperStar Anton Korobov game example
    09:07
  • Deeper dive: London system vs Dutch Lenningrad formation
    18:04
  • Super GM Dmitry Andreikin vs Alexander Markgraf - Dutch Lenningrad with early c6
    10:33
  • Alexander Morozvich vs Leningrad with black playing early d6 then e6
    12:22
  • Deeper dive: London system vs Dutch Classical formation
    13:50

  • A philosophical choice to make at move 2
    08:02
  • 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Options for Black Part 1 of 2
    12:58
  • 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Options for black Part 2 of 2 - 3.e4 e6
    07:12
  • Speelman vs Ward - example game in Czech Benoni where black plays Bg5
    12:24
  • 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 - Kasparov vs Ghersinich example game
    07:03
  • 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 - Correspondence game example
    10:02

Instructor

Tryfon Gavriel
FIDE Chess Candidate Master
Tryfon Gavriel
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 584 Reviews
  • 2,927 Students
  • 7 Courses

Tryfon Gavriel, also known as "Kingscrusher" on the Internet. I am a FIDE Candidate Master (CM), British Regional Chess Master, and run a popular Youtube channel for many years with over 100k+ Subs as of 2020 and a Silver Button Award.

I also do shows on commercial chess servers. I am also the Webmaster of the correspondence style chess server Chessworld.


Playing experience

Over 35 years of playing activity both online and offline. Peak ICC blitz rating of 2625 (18-Jun-1999). Peak ICC 5 min autopairing of 2383 (29-Jun 2012). ECF Grading peak classical: 212 (A) ECF. Peak Rapid rating: 217 (C). Lichess marathon top 10 finisher in 3 marathons so far. In the other two, top 50 finisher. Won quite a few tournaments at lichess

One of my earliest Over-the-board achievements in Chess was winning the Lloyds Under 18 national UK tournament in 1989. My trophy was awarded to me by Grandmaster and PHD Mathematician Dr John Nunn.

Teaching experience

Currently doing shows on 3 commercial servers on a weekly basis and have several Lichess students on a regular basis.

Other experiences

Played twice in main British Chess championship. Many of my Youtube viewers claim big rating increases after watching my videos.

Best skills

I will try and give you greater enthusiasm for the game and in particular the dynamic aggressive aspects of playing chess. My favourite heros are Fischer, Kasparov and Tal. if you want to be a dynamic aggressive player, I may be able to encourage you and find you relevant resources on that path.

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