Chess Openings - Can the London System and the Italian Game be combined?
Hello everyone! We all know that the London system is a solid and quite wonderful opening, right? On the other hand, when using this opening, you will be quite bored because it is too closed and not very interesting if you are a person who prefers offense over defense.
(London System)
But in return, the Italian game is a very interesting opening because it has been studied and successfully applied by Italian players in many tournaments. The Italian game often focuses on rapid, reckless development, and both white and black can fall into some traps if not used properly.
(Italian game)
And I thought about this for a long time and decided to synthesize from many different sources plus a little creativity.
The characteristics of this system are:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 d6
4. d3 Nf6
5. Be3 g6
6. Nbd2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O
If you look from column e to column a, it is quite similar to the London system, but in reverse. And even in the opening moves, it is similar to the theory of the Italian game.
The characteristics of this system are:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 d6
4. d3 Nf6
5. Be3 g6
6. Nbd2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O
If you look from column e to column a, it is quite similar to the London system, but in reverse. And even in the opening moves, it is similar to the theory of the Italian game.
Since I discovered this opening while in Hanoi, let's call it the Hanoi System. This opening is all about fun and everyone is free to vary the moves.
Here are the moves of the Hanoi System:
Here are the moves of the Hanoi System:
This is a creative and homemade opening system, so it will have quite a few loopholes and its practicality is only applicable to low and medium elo, if you use this system with a high-medium elo player, the possibility is only a draw. If you have any suggestions to improve Hanoi System, please comment below!
