Introduction To The London System & Jobava London System
The London System
The London System is a Queen's Pawn opening for White which is considered one of the "easier" openings to play as there is not as much "theory" to learn as compared, for example, to the Queen's Gambit, and the pawn & piece placements and attacking themes are generally straight forward.
In the London System White immediately develops his Queen's Bishop, typically by the second or third move as 1.d4/2.Bf4 (currently the preferred move order - see * below) or 1.d4/2.Nf3/3.Bf4 where White's dark-square Bishop is actively placed on f4, and thus not blocked in by White's e-pawn, which is destined soon to occupy e3 early on in the London setup.
Note: For the resources below, an asterisk (*) indicates that the move 2.Bf4 is featured in the London System. This move order has been referred to as the 'Accelerated' London System...
Move Orders in the London System Part #2 | 2. Bf4 vs 2. Nf3 - Chessimple...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bp3Oacqo7g
GM Nakumura and IM Levy Rozman say London System "Legendary"...(@31:35 of video)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHsb7-LbC34
A Quick Overview of the London System...
https://simplifychess.com/london-system/index.html
London System: Attacking Chess on Every Move - Chess Expert Aleksey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x2EPDrqfEs
https://www.youtube.com/user/alexeykz/search?query=london
*Learn the London System | 10-Minute Chess Openings - GothamChess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49H728S_VjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECMMct_jnEM
The 17 BEST Traps In The London System - Chess Vibes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMMNRqYNZ8E
The London System: Essential Theory, TRAPS to Win Fast - Remote Chess Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXBGvEqWXA
The Perfect Opening For The Lazy Student - GM Simon Williams...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
London System for the Busy Chess Player - GM Simon Williams...
https://www.chess.com/lessons/london-system-for-the-busy-chess-player
* 'GMHikaru' Nakumura Teaches The London System to Beginners...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWmuufl1AT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHeqpdqbsqg
*Introduction to the London System - Hanging Pawns
*In the following video (minute 3:05) the preference for 2.Bf4 vis-a-vis 2.Nf3 is discussed in detail...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_OYdWbJMKM&list=PLssNbVBYrGcCjajrI7QtQi48nKOfy-W5O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0NuNeDU6M
*London System against the early c5 (Benoni setups) - Hanging Pawns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9CczxstD2g
A Detailed Survey of The London System - Exeter Chess Club...
https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/london-system
*The Accelerated London System with 2.Bf4 - DVD by GM Nigel Davies...
https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-accelerated-london
*More GM Simon Williams (aka 'GingerGM') videos on London System...
*note that Simon Williams now prefers the 2.Bf4 move order for the London System, which he explains in the following video (minute 6:40) - "Simon Williams - The London System with 2.Bf4 Reloaded"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-s0kVKFiyo
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDU83nDqCUc&t=52s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwjMSsiaZTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAAo5g4myZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KahCgu1u7w
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gingergm+london+system
*IM Eric Rosen on The London System...
*the 2.Bf4 move order is featured in these videos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1xMZhGOuc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7uO5Jc9-z8
*Magnus Carlsen's top secret London System move order recipe - Kingscrusher
*the rational for Carlsen's choice of 2.Bf4 is given at the beginning of the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvHoPBSEbU
London System Masterclass - Carlsen vs Kramnik - World Blitz Championship (2019) - Agadmator's Chess Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAhP3rwaT6o
*Carlsen defeats Giri with London System - Bilbao Masters 2016 - Chess24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfsM-abBTs
How To Play the LONDON SYSTEM against King's Indian Defence - Coach Kestony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU2D0pwluC0
Poisoning the Grunfeld With The London - 2Bf41-0
https://www.chess.com/blog/2Bf41-0/poisoning-the-grunfeld-with-the-london-part-one
https://www.chess.com/blog/2Bf41-0/poisoning-the-grunfeld-with-the-london-part-two
https://www.chess.com/blog/2Bf41-0/poisoning-the-grunfeld-with-the-london-part-three
Winning with the London System for Black · Road to GM, Game 191 - Hanging Pawns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RETsVT2f1DE
Miscellaneous Chess.com content on The London System...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/london-system12
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/london-system11
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/preparing-london-with-2-h3
https://www.chess.com/blog/2Bf41-0/3-reasons-why-everyone-should-play-london-system-pawn-structures
London System Courses on Chessable.com...
https://www.chessable.com/chess-openings/s/london
https://www.chessable.com/the-london-system-essential-theory/course/15820/
Jobava London System
GM Simon Williams introduces the Jobava London System (aka, 'Jobava Attack') with his Chessable courses on the opening, one of which is a free introductory ('short & sweet') course...
The Jobava London System is a variant of the London System, where White plays an early Bf4 and Nc3. GM Simon Williams (aka 'GingerGM') enthusiastically recommends it (he has created a course on Chessable on the opening). The opening is touted as being relatively simple to learn, as it is relatively new with currently much less theory than most mainstream openings and thus attractive for those who either don't have much time for study of openings and/or who wish to avoid having to learn tons of theory....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHt2wSb-TE
https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-the-jobava-london-system/course/29129/
https://www.chessable.com/the-jobava-london-system/course/28333/
https://easychesstips.com/the-jobava-london-whites-best-chess-opening-for-beginners
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jobava+london
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jobava+attack+chess
The Jobava London System by Simon Williams.....opening repertoire book...
https://www.amazon.com/Opening-Repertoire-Jobava-Simon-Williams/dp/1781946272/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZSRVMEAD40RH&keywords=jobava+london+system+simon+williams&qid=1659081462&s=books&sprefix=the+jobava+london+system+%2Cstripbooks%2C145&sr=1-1
Introduction to the Jobava Attack - Jim's Chess Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5joSsNpJ9qw
Elevate Your Elo to the Stars! | Jobava London | GM Naroditsky’s Theory Speed Run - Daniel Naroditsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7t6o3o6JM
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong - 8 June 2020 (rapid) - Jobava London System...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YY6J4i63PI
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8YPj9QMtEs
Anti-London Stuff...(White should be familiar with this as well)...
A *SIMPLE* Way to Beat the London System - ChessGeek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49lZsLFkAr8
Amazing Game!! London System Analysis | Jobava London | GM Naroditsky’s Theory Speed Run - Daniel Naroditsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8YPj9QMtEs
London System Unveiled | A Comprehensive Analysis | GM Naroditsky’s Theory Speed Run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzfG5SfKRak
London System against the early c5 (Benoni setups) - Hanging Pawns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9CczxstD2g
London System Defeated (games) - 'Hanging Pawns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvgbXmR7gs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMyvXur0e8Q
Beat The London System! || Learn The Ultimate Defense - Agadmator's Chess Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9homA3nEvto
Beat Agadmator's Anti-London System - GothamChess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpwU0e0dNC4
Want To Crush The London System? - GothamChess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8rzTIfFCw
(Crush) The Anti-Anti-London System - FMzibbit
https://www.chess.com/blog/zibbit/the-anti-anti-london-system
Bust the London System! | Strategy Session - GM Denes Boros...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6Im1MVh_o
How to deal with the "Anti-London" Opening - Eric Rosen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-snUIRrWIk
Fight the London System - IM Cristof Sielecki (aka 'Chessexplained')...Parts 1-4...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClpOI6HgdX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wh5MspHH8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YARzPWgDSQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnieCEHDMsg
The Chigorin Defense against The London System - Abby Marshall in ChessCafe archives...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627071802/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/abby27.pdf
Every London System chess player needs to avoid this trap - Chess Expert Aleksey... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ai5LhY1yVY
Chess Opening For Black Against d4 London System - Kestony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKvBcjBzGO4
The 17 BEST Traps In The London System - Chess Vibes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMMNRqYNZ8E
The following are currently the best books on the London System....
1. "The London System in 12 Practical Lessons" by Oscar de Prado
2. "Win With The London System" by S.Johnsen & V.Kovacevic
3. "The Agile London System" by Romero & de Prado
4a. "Winning With the Modern London System" by Nikola Sedlak
4b. "Winning With the Modern London System Part 2" by Nikola Sedlak
5. "The London System Properly Explained" by Marcus Schmucker
6. "Fighting The London System" by Kiril Georgiev
Book on the Jobava London System...
"Opening Repertoire - The Jobava London System" by Simon Williams
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