As White

London System · Intermediate

Positional but deadly against lower-rated players who don't know how to react. Very fashionable.

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Lines

1. 4.Nf3 Bf5

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bb5 e6 6.Ne5 Bd6 7.Nxc6

2. 3.e3 Bf5

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Bd6 7.Qb5+

3. 4.Nf3 e6

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Nf6 7.Nbd2

4. 2.Bf4 e6

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6 4.Bg3 Bxg3 5.hxg3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4

5. 3.e3 Nc6

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nf3 e6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bg3 Bxg3 7.hxg3

6. 4.Nf3 Bg4

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Bg3 Bxg3 8.hxg3

7. 4.Nf3 Bd6

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bg3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.dxc5

8. 4.Nf3 Nb4

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nf3 Nb4 5.Na3 e6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Qb3

9. 4.Nf3 c5

   1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Bg3