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London System - Indian Defense and Englund Gambit (1...Nf6, 1...e5)

Let's learn the Indian Defense and Englund Gambit! Black has two tries here: 1...Nf6 and 1...e5. 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 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. a4
    Main Line

    … 5... d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. a4

  2. 1...e5: position after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3
    1...e5

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3

  3. 1...e5: position after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Qd7 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nc3 f6 7. Bh4 Qf7 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. c3
    1...e5

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Qd7 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nc3 f6 7. Bh4 Qf7 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. c3

  4. 1...e5: position after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Nbd2
    1...e5

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Nbd2

  5. 1...e5: position after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 f6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2
    1...e5

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg5 f6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2

  6. 1...e5: position after 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Nc3 Nxe5 5. Bf4 Nxf3+ 6. gxf3 d6 7. e4
    1...e5

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Nc3 Nxe5 5. Bf4 Nxf3+ 6. gxf3 d6 7. e4

  7. 2...d5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5
    2...d5

    … 2. Bf4 d5

  8. 2...e6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nd2
    2...e6

    … 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nd2

  9. 2...e6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 d5 5. Nd2 Nc6
    2...e6

    … 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 d5 5. Nd2 Nc6

  10. 2...e6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5
    2...e6

    … 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5

  11. 2...e6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5
    2...e6

    … 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5

  12. 2...d6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. d5
    2...d6

    … 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. d5

  13. 2...d6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O Nbd7 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nh5 9. e6
    2...d6

    … 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O Nbd7 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nh5 9. e6

  14. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 d6 5. Nc4 Qc7 6. c3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 d6 5. Nc4 Qc7 6. c3

  15. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Qb4+ 9. c3 Nxc3 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Qd2 d6 12. Nxa8
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Qb4+ 9. c3 Nxc3 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Qd2 d6 12. Nxa8

  16. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Na6 9. Be2
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Na3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Na6 9. Be2

  17. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Qb6 5. Na3 Qxb2 6. Nb5
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Qb6 5. Na3 Qxb2 6. Nb5

  18. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d6 5. Nf3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d6 5. Nf3

  19. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nd2 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Ngf3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nd2 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Ngf3

  20. 4...d6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. a4
    4...d6

    … 4. h3 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. a4

  21. 6...Nc6: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. c4
    6...Nc6

    … 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. c4

  22. 6...c5: position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nbd2
    6...c5

    … 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nbd2

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