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London System - 2...Nf6 and 2...Nc6 Lines (after 1...d5 2.Bf4)

Let's learn the 2...Nf6 and 2...Nc6 Lines! Black has two tries here: 2...Nf6 and 2...Nc6. We have a clear plan against each one. Let's begin with 1.d4.

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Bd3
    Main Line

    … 6... c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Bd3

  2. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4

  3. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bb5 e6 6. Ne5 a6 7. Ba4
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bb5 e6 6. Ne5 a6 7. Ba4

  4. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4

  5. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3

  6. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Ne2 Qb5 8. f3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Qxb2 10. Nb5 O-O-O 11. Qc1
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Ne2 Qb5 8. f3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Qxb2 10. Nb5 O-O-O 11. Qc1

  7. 2...Nc6: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Rc1 Bb4 8. Ne2 Nh5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 O-O 11. Bg3
    2...Nc6

    … 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Rc1 Bb4 8. Ne2 Nh5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 O-O 11. Bg3

  8. 3...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3
    3...Bf5

    … 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3

  9. 3...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3
    3...Bf5

    … 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3

  10. 3...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. O-O
    3...Bf5

    … 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. O-O

  11. 3...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Rc1 O-O 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 Qxa2 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. e4
    3...Bf5

    … 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Rc1 O-O 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 Qxa2 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. e4

  12. 3...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxc4 Qd8 10. Rd1
    3...c5

    … 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxc4 Qd8 10. Rd1

  13. 3...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4
    3...c5

    … 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4

  14. 3...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Ngf3 c4 8. Qd1
    3...c5

    … 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Ngf3 c4 8. Qd1

  15. 4...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4
    4...c5

    … 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4

  16. 5...Bxg3: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Bxg3 6. hxg3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2
    5...Bxg3

    … 5. Bg3 Bxg3 6. hxg3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2

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