Need a flexible opening you can use against any of Black’s setups? The London System is the perfect choice for busy club players who don’t want to memorize endless theory. Ron Henley teaches everything you need to know! Get instant access with 50% off. â–şhttps://ichs.co/2wK1nJM
The London System is a flexible opening which White can use virtually against any of Black’s setups. It starts with the moves 1.d4 and 2.Bf4.
This makes it the perfect choice for busy club players who prefer to understand key strategic and tactical ideas instead of having to memorize an endless number of theoretical variations.
For a long time, the London System was considered to be a dry and boring opening, used by players who just wanted to get a playable position out of the opening.
In recent years, however, World Champion Magnus Carlsen and many other world class players have discovered plenty of new and spicy possibilities to make the London System a deadly opening.
In this video, a free preview of his full 14-hour in-depth course on the London System, the American grandmaster Ron W. Henley shows how the London system originated, and how it has evolved into the opening we know today.
By understanding the ideas and principles at the very core of the opening, you’ll be better equipped to formulate your own plans in your own games when your opponents go off-book, or when you just can’t remember theory.
In general, there are many nice attacking games in the London System from which we can learn a lot. GM Henley states that it is key to learn from such games. If you want to play a new opening, it is key to study the classics and to get some ideas of the historical development. As GM Henley points out: “Those that don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” In the old games, you usually see a master playing against a weaker player and you can often see the attacking idea in a pure form.
The early history begins with James Mason, an Irish-born chess player and one of the best chess players of the 1880s. In the early years, the London System was known as the Mason Variation. James Mason played it several times during the 1880s.
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