Practical Opening Traps! | London System vs Chigorin Defense with an early ..Bf5 | Episode 1

Respect your own time and only study opening traps that are practical!

As adult chess improvers, time is limited and efficiency of study is key to our improvement.

If we decide to use our precious time studying opening traps they should either:
1. be likely to occur in our actual games as improving adult club players
2. help us learn key ideas for improved understanding of the openings we play.

This video introduces this video series and focuses on a trap that occurs when using the London System against the Chigorin Defense- specifically when an early ..Bf5 is played.

The London System has a Wu Wei feel to it. Sit back, let your opponents do the heavy lifting and notice the consequences of their moves. Understanding goes a long way in the London System and attacks can spring forth quickly! Effortless wins are commonplace with the London System!

Key Themes:
why the chigorin defense sucks and the why the London systemis good against it
importance of the e5 square in the london system
ferocity of the London System
double attack on b7 and d5
weakness of d5 in the chigorin defense
uselessness of the c-pawn in the chigorin defense
open h-file
importance of e5 square in London Attack

Links to my other videos by opening variation: (via Lichess studies)

Slav Defense: https://lichess.org/study/WrlCn2uK/nU...

Scandinavian Defense: https://lichess.org/study/fbAaNJ5A

London System for white: https://lichess.org/study/KxwYHKPQ

Link to chessable courses that I am studying to use for these variations:

https://www.chessable.com/alex-banzea...
https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re...
https://www.chessable.com/the-london-...
https://www.chessable.com/the-london-...

I highly recommend Alex Banzea's London System Chessable Course as it is excellent for adult improvers. You may want to check out some of his youtube videos he has made on the London System:
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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:04 Two elements of practical opening traps
05:44 What is the Chigorin Defense?
06:54 Importance of the e5 square in the London System
07:50 Reason for Striking quickly on the Queenside
08:49 Weakness of the b7 pawn
10:05 Central Pawn Majority
11:15 Why the Chigorin completely sucks!
13:30 The actual trap
17:10 Double attack on b7 and d5


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