The Hidden Tricks & Traps of the London Opening | Chess Lesson with Andrea Botez
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Published 2021-03-31
While the London System has a reputation of being "dry" and "boring" in certain online circles, it has countless tricks and traps that are pretty unknown to the average chess player. In fact, the London is a hugely underestimated opening by both amateurs and chess professionals! In this video, I have a London Opening masterclass with Andrea Botez of @BotezLive and share some of my favorite traps, deep preparation, and tips & tricks. If you want more London instruction, check out my 8-hour video course: www.ichess.net/sale/8020-tactics-london-system-im-…
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Chapters
0:00 The London is NOT Boring
1:17 Early Deviations (2. Bf4 vs 2. Nf3)
4:51 Tricky Ba6 TRAP
13:40 Punishing ...Bf5
18:31 Dealing with Copycats
21:57 The toughest line for Andrea (...Qb6)
24:36 Complex & Rich AlphaZero Novelty Line
34:16 Agadmator's Anti-London (...c5/...Qb6)
39:24 Secret Preparation for Andrea to CRUSH Alexandra's King's Indian Defense
55:13 How Stockfish DESTROYS the King's Indian Defense setup
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All Comments (21)
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Fun fact: it's impossible to adjust correctly the volume for this video
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A collab between the loudest and most calm person on twitch
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I don't know whether I lower the volume or increase it
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Of course if someone is going to find every trappy line in probabbly one of the most solid opening, it's going to be eric.
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thank you SO much for this video, as it is pretty rare to find these kind of "interactive" courses online (meaning where a master actually teaches someone in front of them, instead of just presenting like some kind of powerpoint) and as a London player, it feels good to see some recognition of the beauty of this opening
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Getting the loud in right at the start "HELLO"
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This is an amazing lesson with a very cool format, where Andrea can make regular questions that we the audience would normally make, and to the people complaining about her voice, go outside, meet some people, you'll realize that some people have different, maybe louder tones to their voice and different ways to express themselves... And still are cool people... So stop complaining so much, loved this collab, keep it up Eric and Andrea!
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As a London player, this video is pure gold
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Within 5 hours lichess is now filled with london players
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Two very different energies, but combined for a noble purpose
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The first time I watched this (I watch a lot of Eric’s chess videos) I admit I was a little irked by Andrea’s volume, but I’ve come to really like this video. Not just for the content, but for Andrea’s energy and Eric’s eternal patience. They both have top level channels and i wish them all the best.
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Wow, Eric. I really like the way you prepare for these lessons, how you find the strengths and weaknesses to work on. Appreciate your work!
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Just finished rewatching Agadmator's Anti-London, Levy's Anti-Anti London and Eric's recent Anti-Anti-Anti London; and now comes the Anti-Anti-Anti-Anti London...God chess is hard!
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If it looks like eric blunders something, he is winning the game.
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Amazing collaboration. Andrea was so helpful in playing "devil's advocate" for some of the lines. And Eric, your natural pedagogical nature and insightful instruction is truly a gift for us all. Both of you demonstrate such a motivational willingness to improve -- it's so inspiring!
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I don't even come here to learn, I just come to watch someone so chill.
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Only 20 minutes in and this is awesome. I learned the basics for the london and this video is opening my eyes to how deep this system can really get.
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collab lessons are extremely entertaining! Would normally never watch a 1h chess video but the energy and synchronicity here is very nice
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"The London is NOT Boring" said the wise man. "Unfortunately, the Evans is not on the board." said the wiser man.
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Been looking to switch it up with my London. This was fantastic content!
