[Event " Ideas in the London System : Quiz :]"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/XTb6hySt/YarT3gC9"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/SABH_Arston"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System"]
[UTCDate "2020.10.23"]
[UTCTime "12:59:56"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Welcome to the London Opening Quiz!
In this chapter you will answer moves as if you were playing in a game. If you make the wrong move then I will have an explanation on why it is not the correct move, and I will offer hints along the way if you need them. Good luck! :)

Alright, how should we start off the game? } 1. d4 d5 { What next? } 2. Bf4 ( 2. Bg5 { This is another good move but it's not what the London System requires. Try again! } ) ( 2. Be3 { You developed the bishop but you block in your central pawn which usually isn't good. [%csl Be3,Re2,Rf1][%cal Bc1e3,Re2e3] } ) ( 2. Bd2 { That's wayy too passive!! [%csl Rd2] } ) 2... Nf6 { Now what? } 3. e3 { GOOD JOB! We're building the pyramid :) [%csl Rb2,Rd4,Re3,Rf2,Rc3][%cal Rc2c3] } ( 3. c3 { You have the right idea! But we want to start with the e-pawn to e3 :) [%csl Ge3][%cal Ge2e3,Rc2c3] } ) 3... c5 4. c3 { You built the pyramid! :) } ( 4. dxc5 { NOOO! You NEVER want to release the tension! Always KEEP the tension and let your OPPONENT make the exchanges. [%cal Gf8c5] } ) 4... Nc6 5. Nd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } ( 5. Nf3 { This is a logical move too but in previous chapters remember I told you to "develop the queen's knight first" :)
The reason why this Nf3 is inferior is because black has the very annoying sequence ...Qb6 and after Qb3 black plays c4 and after Qc2 black has the very annoying Bf5 move. Black can play Bf5 because the rook on a1 is stuck. [%csl Gf3,Ba1][%cal Rd8b6,Rd1b3,Rc5c4,Rb3c2,Bc8f5] } ) ( 5. Bd3 { This is also a really good developing move because it stop black from playing Bf5. Unfortunately I cannot add multiple solutions. [%csl Gf5][%cal Gd3f5,Rc8f5] } ) 5... e6 6. Ngf3 ( 6. Bd3 { That's developing a piece but generally we want to do knights before bishops [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } ) 6... Bd6 7. Bg3 ( 7. Bxd6 { No! Never release the tension and take! You help your opponent to become more active! Try again :) [%csl Rd6][%cal Rf4d6] } ) 7... O-O 8. Bd3 { Beautiful Development!! [%csl Gd3,Gd2,Gf3,Gg3] } 8... Re8 { Uh-oh!! Black is going to play e5! How do we stop this?? [%csl Ge5][%cal Re8e5,Ge6e5] } 9. Ne5 { Brilliant blocking the pawn with the knight! You're good at this! :) [%csl Ge5][%cal Re6e5,Gd4e5] } ( 9. O-O { Castling is logical to get the king safe, but this move allows e5! In chess one of the best things you can do to improve is to notice your opponent's plans and stop them! [%csl Be5][%cal Be6e5] } ) ( 9. Be5 { You have the right idea! But this is not the best. Usually we prefer KNIGHTS in the center over bishops because
1.Bishops in the center are more exposed and more vulnerable to harassment from enemy pieces
2. Bishops can exert just as much pressure on a diagonal by sitting back, while a knight is vastly better in the center than anywhere else. Thus, it makes sense to put the knights in the center rather than bishops [%csl Re5][%cal Rg3e5] } ) 9... Qc7 { The Knight is attacked. What do we do? [%csl Re5][%cal Rc7e5] } 10. f4 { Awesome! You built the Stonewall!
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Also please check out my study on the typical mistakes players make when playing the London System: https://lichess.org/study/NboFy7hm [%csl Gc3,Gb2,Gd4,Ge5,Gf4,Ge3,Gg3,Gh2][%cal Gc3d4,Gg3f4,Gh2g3,Ge3f4,Ge3d4,Gb2c3,Gd4e5,Gf4e5] } ( 10. Ndf3 { You could do that, but we want to support our knights with PAWNS because the pawns give the best support and they stand up to threats better than pieces do. [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } ) ( 10. Nxc6 { No! You must never release tension. TO TAKE IS A MISTAKE. Keeping the tension and supporting the knight further is better than taking black's piece! [%cal Re5c6] } ) *