[Event "Anti-London System Lines: Agadmator's Anti-London"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/Pg7swJlZ/Xy4leADd"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/idontcareman88"] [UTCDate "2021.02.06"] [UTCTime "00:24:16"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Pg7swJlZ/Xy4leADd"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 { White goes for the dreaded London-system! } { [%cal Rg1f3,Re2e3,Rf1d3,Rc2c3] } 2... c5 { Immediately striking at White's center. } { [%csl Bd4][%cal Bc5d4] } 3. e3 (3. d5 Qb6! { [%csl Bb2][%cal Bb6b2] } (3... d6 4. e4 e5 { This is Agadmator's suggestion, but I think 3...Qb6 is a little more spicy! }) 4. Nc3! { The only critical move for White. Sacrificing the b2-pawn for development. } (4. b3? { This loses a pawn by force! } 4... Qb4+ { [%csl Be1,Bf4][%cal Bb4e1,Bb4f4] } 5. Bd2 Qd4 { [%csl Ba1][%cal Bd4a1] } 6. Nc3 Nxd5 $17) 4... Qxb2 { [%csl Bc3][%cal Bb2c3] } 5. Bd2 { White's now threatens some nastiness with Rb1 and Nb5. } { [%csl Rb1,Rb5][%cal Ra1b1,Rc3b5] } 5... Qb6! { An important move to remember! Avoiding any problems with Rb1. } 6. e4 { [%csl Re5][%cal Re4e5] } 6... d6 7. f4 $13 { Carlsen, Magnus - Short, Nigel D, 0-1, Reykjavik Blitz, 2004, https://lichess.org/vypkrTBp } { With a complicated Benoni-like middle game to follow! White has an initiative and more space, but Black is still up a pawn! } { [%cal Bg7g6,Ba7a6,Bb7b5,Gb8d7,Gc8g4,Gf8g7,Ge8g8,Be7e6] }) (3. dxc5 { Black can regain this pawn immediately after... } 3... Qa5+ { [%csl Be1,Bc5][%cal Ba5e1,Ba5c5] } 4. Qd2 Qxc5 { And Black can develop similar to a Sicilian Dragon with a comfortable middlegame to follow. } { [%cal Bg7g6,Bf8g7,Bd7d6,Bb8c6,Bc8d7,Be8g8] }) 3... Qb6! { Attacking b6 and putting additional pressure on the d4-pawn. } { [%csl Bb2,Bd4][%cal Bb6b2,Bb6d4] } 4. Nc3! { White sacs the b-pawn for piece activity. } { [%csl Rc7][%cal Rc3b5,Rb5c7,Rf4c7] } (4. b3? { White weakens the diagonal and queenside dark-squares, Black can immediately exploit this with... } { [%csl Ra1,Rb2,Rc3,Rf4][%cal Bg7a1] } 4... g6! { [%cal Bd7d6,Bb8c6,Bf8g7,Be8g8,Bg7a1] }) 4... a6 { Preventing any Nb5 nonsense. } { [%csl Bb5][%cal Rc3b5,Ba6b5] } (4... Qxb2!? { Playable, but White gets a big initiative in return! } 5. Nb5 { [%csl Rc7][%cal Rb5c7,Rf4c7] } 5... Nd5 { [%csl Bc7][%cal Bd5c7] } 6. a3 { [%csl Rb1][%cal Ra1b1] } 6... a6 { [%csl Bb5][%cal Ba6b5] } 7. Rb1 { [%csl Rb2][%cal Rb1b2] } 7... Qa2 8. Qc1 { [%csl Rb2][%cal Rc1b2] } 8... axb5 9. Ra1 $13 { And Black is forced to part ways with his queen! Black does get compensation, but this is really murky stuff! } { [%csl Ra2][%cal Ra1a2] }) 5. a3 cxd4 { Black clarifies the pawn structure. } (5... Qxb2?? 6. Na4 { The b2-pawn is usually poisoned. Black's queen is simply trapped! } { [%csl Rb2][%cal Ra4b2] }) 6. exd4 d5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 Nc6 { [%csl Bf3,Bd4][%cal Bg4f3,Bc6d4,Bb6d4] } 9. Na4 Qa7! { It's important to keep the queen on this diagonal! putting pressure on d4 and controlling c5. } { [%csl Bd4,Bc5][%cal Ba7d4,Bc6d4,Ba7c5] } 10. Nc5 e6 { [%csl Bc5][%cal Bf8c5,Ba7c5] } 11. Nb3 Be7 { [%cal Be8g8] } 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 $10 { If you want to get a full breakdown of this line, check out the link below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9homA3nEvto } *