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♛ Find the London System vs King’s Indian Defense opening setup and variations shown in the video in this blog-post – https://chess-teacher.com/d4-vs-kings-indian-defense/
The London System is a solid chess opening for White that begins with the move 1.d4, followed by developing the dark-squared bishop to 2.Bf4. White then builds a strong pawn structure in the center with e3 and c3, and develops the knights to f3 and d2.
However, one major drawback of the London System — as many players have noted — is that it’s not very effective against the King’s Indian Defense (KID). The key difference is that Black plays …d6 instead of …d5, which gives them strong control over the central e5-square and limits the scope of White’s light-squared bishop.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares an alternative opening system — a solid setup with a powerful attacking plan — that you can play when facing the King’s Indian Defense or Pirc Defense after 1.d4.
This aggressive approach can help you crush these setups in as little as 10 moves, especially when Black plays …Nf6, …g6, and fianchettos their dark-squared bishop with …Bg7.
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► Chapters
00:00 London System vs King’s Indian Defense or Pirc Defense
01:09 Indian Defense, 3.Nc3 against g6-Bg7
01:27 Step-1: 3.Nc3 after Black plays g6
01:49 Step-2: Controlling the center with e4
02:01 Step-3: Multipurpose move Qd2
02:23 Step-4: Play Bh6
02:49 Step-5: Solidifying center with f3
03:46 Step-6: Launching your kingside attack
04:36 Defending against Black’s queenside attack
06:14 Step-7: Attacking the Black King
07:40 If Black tries to play e5 pawn break
09:08 Unstoppable checkmating attack
10:00 Beware of this trap
11:00 If Black castles early
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