Don’t like the London System? Don’t allow it! Here’s how. · Training Game

November 30, 2023 NHaselton Uncategorized

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If you don’t like playing against the London System, you can avoid it! This is my favorite way to deal with the London. You simply go into an improved version of the Exchange Caro-kann where you can develop your bishop to f5 without any trouble.

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 { D00 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit } 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. c3 Bf5 6. Nf3 f6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Be2 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. h3 h4 11. Bh2 e6 12. Nbd2 O-O-O 13. a4 Bd6 14. a5 Bxh2 15. Nxh2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. O-O Nh6 18. a6 b6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Kb8 22. Rfd1 Qc7 23. Rdc1 Qf4 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 Rhe8 26. Re1 Bc8 27. Bb5 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nf5 29. b4 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Re8 Rxb4 32. Bd3 Kc7 33. Re7+ Bd7 34. Bf5 Rd4 35. Rf7 b5 36. Bxd7 Rxd7 37. Rxf6 b4 38. Rf5 Kb6 39. Rxg5 b3 40. Rg4 Kb5 41. Rg8 Rd6 { White resigns. } 0-1

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