The Jobava London System is perfect for both the club player and GMs alike. The London System is one of the Queen's Pawn Game openings where White opens with 1.d4 but does not play the Queen's Gambit. …g7 was not in the first video and was to be covered in the upcoming second video…. Doubtless there are more variations in his 6 hour Jobava London DVD course. Here’s a video of how the game went, how I responded to 3. Theory 9 (2... c5): Model Games (48.00 avg depth), 23 x 19. Parts of the repertoire might also work with the London system, as Lane shows. As I explain in a recent blog post on EasyChessTips.com, the Jobava London system is an innovation created by Georgian grandmaster Baadur Jobava, who Simon Williams, aka The Ginger GM has been following with interest. What to do in the Jobava London against …g6: Check out Simon’s second video. Because the g1 Knight has not been developed, White can respond to …Bf5 with f3 and follow it up with g4 and h4, preparing for a pawn storm either against Black’s castled King, or inhibiting Black from castling on the kingside. . However, this is not a complete repertoire. *. But I like that it covers the Barry Attack and the 150 Attack vs. the Pirc, which make a great fit with the London repertoire.
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Last Wednesday I “unleashed” a surprise attack against my regular chess partner, Dr. M, by deploying the Jobava London system, after watching the first of Simon Williams’ YouTube videos on the topic. A complete d4 repertoire built around the London system, which is a lot more consistent than Lane's repertoire and full of interesting ideas. Simon explains an alternative to 3. Personally, I recommend starting 1.d4 and 2.Bf4, which allows for maximum flexibility.
K Richter vs J Mieses, 1931 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2, Aronian vs B Annakov, 1995(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0, Vidmar vs J Perlis, 1909 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2, E Prie vs D Dumitrache, 2012 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1, Dealing with the Dutch That makes life a bit less complicated than is the case with other opening systems, which is why it might be the best chess opening for beginners playing white.
by David Hurley Tags: Best chess opening for beginners, Ginger GM Jobava London, Jobava London, Your email address will not be published. --Aaron Summerscale and Sverre Johnsen, A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire, enlarged edition (Gambit 2010). In this 7 part video series David discusses the ideas behind “A Thousand A Month” with co-author Alex Nordach. I can absolutely recommend the chessable course by Simon Williams. The Jobava London System in just 20 core lines!