London System & Jobava London

The most feared and solid modern weapon: from the iron c3-d4-e3 pyramid to attacking charges with 2.Nc3 and 3.Bf4.

Master the system adopted by Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, and Gata Kamsky: ironclad control of e5, total King safety, and devastating attacking plans in both the Classical London and the lethal Jobava London.

Chapter 1: Classical London System (The c3-d4-e3 Pyramid)

How to handle all Black setups: from ...c5 and ...Qb6 to ...Bd6 and Kingside attacks with Ne5.

  1. 1. Classical London vs 2...c5 with the c3-d4-e3 Pyramid 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 e6…
  2. 2. Classical London vs the ...Qb6 Counterattack 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Qb6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Rb1 Nf6…
  3. 3. Attacking London with Ne5 Outpost and f4 Push 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Ne5 O-O…
  4. 4. London vs King's Fianchetto Setup (...g6 and ...Bg7) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.h3 d6…
  5. 5. Exchange on d6 and Light-Square Dominance 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bxd6 Qxd6…
  6. 6. Anti-London with 2...Bf5: Central Strike c4 and Qb3 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Qb3 Qc8…
  7. 7. Barry Attack: Violent Charge with h4-h5 and Rook Sacrifice 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O…
  8. 8. London Trap vs Premature ...Nh5 Bishop Hunt 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.Nf3 Nh5 5.Bg5 h6…

Chapter 2: Jobava London & Dynamic Systems (2.Nc3 and 3.Bf4)

The ultra-aggressive system pioneered by Baadur Jobava: jumping with the Knight to b5 and creating fork threats on c7.

  1. 9. Main Line Jobava London with Nb5 and g4-h4 Storm 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 Na6 5.e3 c6…
  2. 10. Jobava London vs Immediate ...c5 Central Strike 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6…
  3. 11. Jobava London vs 3...Bf5: The Central Gambit with 4.f3! 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.f3…
  4. 12. Jobava London vs Fianchetto: Qd2-Bh6 Battery and h4 Charge 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 g6 4.Qd2 Bg7 5.O-O-O O-O…
  5. 13. Deadly c7 Disaster Trap: The Sudden 5.Nb5! Leap 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nb5 Bxf4…
  6. 14. Jobava London vs Caro-Kann Setup (...c6 and ...Bf5) 1.d4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.f3 e6…
  7. 15. Jobava London vs French Defense Setup (...e6 and ...c5) 1.d4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Ne2 O-O…
  8. 16. Dynamic Jobava with Central Break dxc5 and Direct Attack 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 g6 4.f3 c5 5.e4 cxd4…