Traps in Jobava London System

The Jobaval London is a variant of the London system and it is also called the Jobava attack or the Jobava-Rapport system. Jobava London is an aggressive, flexible and interesting opening offering chances to play aggressive chess.

I have already written an article about this opening. Find the link below.

chess.com/blog/armtwister/the-jobava-london-system-for-the-attacking-player-2

I would like to write a series of blogs and create videos about this opening because I want to give you a practical approach to learning about this opening. And I can assure you that it will serve you for life. This opening can be used by beginners, intermediate and advanced players rated between 1000 ELO to 2500 ELO.

GM Simon Williams and GM Hans Moke Niemmen have released accessible courses on Jobava London. So please feel free to buy either of these courses if you are interested to study this opening extensively.

 I will start by offering two traps that may occur in your games so that you get a feel for the opening.

Trap 1

Trap 2