London when black plays e5?

Sort:
Avatar of r_nomad
I'm trying to learn this London opening. The bots seem pretty good at attacking me before I can complete the setup. When black went to e5, I thought I could snag the pawn with my bishop and then retreat to same spot, but it attacked queen with bishop.
 
Is there a could response for move 4, after pawn e5? Or do you need to sometimes adapt and change to a different opening, if you try London and then black attacks certain ways to disrupt the setup?
 
Avatar of Sussyguy4890
Just play an obvious move like dxe5
Avatar of crazedrat1000

You don't play the same moves every game totally irrespective of what the opponent does, if that's what you're asking. Not even in the London.
You need help that goes beyond what anyone on this site can provide, I'd recommend watching some beginner videos (find them on youtube). Make sure they're very beginner or they might still confuse you.

Avatar of ThrillerFan

3...e5 and 4...Bg4 are both blunders. You win a piece after 4...Bg4??

5.Bxf6!! - REMOVAL OF THE GUARD!

If 5...Bxd1, then 6.Bxd8. Both bishops are hanging. If he takes yours, you take his. If he retreats, you retreat. You won a Knight.

If 5...Qd7, guarding the Bishop, the 6.f3! You attack his piece with your pawn just like he attacks yours. If he takes your bishop, you take his, and again, you won a Knight!

If he plays 5...Qxf6 or 5...gxf6, you play 6.Qxg4, and again, you won a piece!

Avatar of Just_an_average_player136
ThrillerFan wrote:

3...e5 and 4...Bg4 are both blunders. You win a piece after 4...Bg4??

5.Bxf6!! - REMOVAL OF THE GUARD!

If 5...Bxd1, then 6.Bxd8. Both bishops are hanging. If he takes yours, you take his. If he retreats, you retreat. You won a Knight.

If 5...Qd7, guarding the Bishop, the 6.f3! You attack his piece with your pawn just like he attacks yours. If he takes your bishop, you take his, and again, you won a Knight!

If he plays 5...Qxf6 or 5...gxf6, you play 6.Qxg4, and again, you won a piece!

Real

Avatar of pfren

3...e5 just blunders a pawn, and 4...Bg4 just blunders a piece in a very straightforward way.

Instead of trying to "learn this London opening" you'd rather practice tactics for the foreseeable future. Everybody can blunder something, at any playing level, but if you miss such trivial things then you shouldn't bother at all about opening theory.