Qb6 in the London System
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The_Suffocater02
Feb 18, 2017
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#1
Hello everyone!!! I have started to play the London System...on my account on a different app, I faced a lot of problems such as not knowing what to do when my opponent played Qb6 and attacked the b2 pawn...Can someone pls help me with this??
Feb 18, 2017
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#2
It would be helpful if you posted an actual game, or position.
"I played ...h6 in the Najdorf" for example doesn't tell anyone anything really.
Feb 18, 2017
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#3
However, I can tell you one thing - if you focus on not hanging pieces, and always ask yourself - what can my opponent do against my position (check for safety before moving), you will be able to solve ...Qb6 in the london system, because I have feeling it's not very powerful, and you will avoid games like this:
https://www.chess.com/live/game/1957310317?username=The_Suffocater02
Possibly of interest:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627074459/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen85.pdf
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Win_with_the_London_System.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/9035.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7619.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627100246/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen139.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093403/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/tips.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7656.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
and there is also the Cyrus Lakdawala book, First Steps: The Colle and London System.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
Feb 18, 2017
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#5
@kindaspongey you have a wide variety of interesting book selections, but I feel that the OP isn't asking for a repertoire on the London, but is just flustered because the opponent played a dubious move that he didn't know what to do about tactically!
Perhaps the op is talking about something like 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 ?
Cherub_Enjel wrote:
... I feel that the OP ... is just flustered because the opponent played a dubious move that he didn't know what to do about tactically!
"... We cover various versions of Black hitting b2. ..." - IM Cyrus Lakdawala (2010)
"... ...Qb6 is often a good idea from Black, ..." - GM Ginger_GM (2016)
you can either play Qb3 and offer a trade, or just defend the b pawn with your queen via c2, or c1?
The move order is quite important, so you need to post the game
Feb 18, 2017
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HeavyQuarter wrote:
@Ninjakiwi17: this was the beginning.....
Perhaps the op is talking about something like 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 ?
Was it the exact same position?
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