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London System - Other 2nd moves after 1...d5 2.Bf4 (2...e6, 2...Bf5, 2...c5)

Let's learn the rarer 2nd moves! Here, Black pushes e6 for more room, then challenges our bishop with ...Bd6. We step back to g3, offering the trade on our own terms. Let's begin with 1.d4.

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3
    Main Line

    … 3... Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3

  2. 2...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6
    2...Bf5

    … 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6

  3. 2...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nf6
    2...Bf5

    … 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nf6

  4. 2...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Nf3
    2...Bf5

    … 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Nf3

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

    … 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3

  6. 2...Bf5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nd7 8. Nf3 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 a6 10. Bd3
    2...Bf5

    … 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nd7 8. Nf3 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 a6 10. Bd3

  7. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nb5 Qa5+ 7. c3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nb5 Qa5+ 7. c3

  8. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nb5 Qa5+ 7. c3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nb5 Qa5+ 7. c3

  9. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3

  10. 2...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nb5 e5 6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Qd2 Qxd2+ 8. Kxd2 Ne4+ 9. Ke1
    2...c5

    … 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nb5 e5 6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Qd2 Qxd2+ 8. Kxd2 Ne4+ 9. Ke1

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

    … 3. e3 Nf6

  12. 3...c5: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nbd2
    3...c5

    … 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nbd2

  13. 4...Bxg3: position after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Bxg3 5. hxg3 Nf6 6. g4 h6 7. c4
    4...Bxg3

    … 4. Bg3 Bxg3 5. hxg3 Nf6 6. g4 h6 7. c4

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