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Chess Opening Repertoire: London System A complete repertoire for White chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for decades suddenly become all the rage and everyone starts playing them. A case in point are queenside openings where White plays Bf4. For years these had been the chess equivalent of flared trousers but in recent times they have been reinvented and even the best players in the world are now sporting them.

Chess Opening Repertoire: London System

The London System (1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 followed by 3 Bf4) is at the forefront of this renaissance. Formerly regarded as a quiet backwater, useful only to avoid theory, it is now a hot topic. A big advantage of playing the London is that (unlike other lines these days) it is highly unlikely you will get caught out in the opening. White’s position is very solid and the early play revolves far more around plans and concepts than having to defuse engine-inspired bombs that have been lobbed into your position.

A complete repertoire for White

In this book Cyrus Lakdawala carves out a complete repertoire for White in the London and familiarises the reader with all the latest concepts.

• A complete repertoire for White, playable against any Black system.
• If Black does not react well, White can often whip up a vicious attack.
• The question and answer method continually tests the reader’s understanding.

Chess Opening Repertoire: London System

Cyrus Lakdawala is an International Master, a former National Open and American Open Champion, and six-time State Champion. He has been teaching chess for over 40 years, and coaches top US juniors.

Magnus’s comment also applies to the openings we choose to play. Do you have that crazy friend who suffers from a serious medical condition requiring surgery, and who lacks health insurance? So he thinks about performing the medical procedure on himself, after watching a few YouTube videos.

Cyrus Lakdawala

This is exactly what club level players do when they enter some insanely complex opening, like playing the sharper lines on either side of Open Sicilian, after reading a single book on it. An opening must be presented to the reader, warts and all, and the relationship with our opening should be one of a friend, rather than an impersonal business contract. Our opening is there to serve us, not the other way around.

Chess Opening Repertoire: London System

 London System