Train & Practice London System with ChessDoctrine

The London starts with an active bishop and a compact pawn triangle, but the setup only matters when you know what to do next. Build the e4 break, meet ...Qb6 without panic, switch to the Jobava pawn storm when Nc3 fits, and recognize the two tactical positions where a routine move changes the game.

Training: London System
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1

Learn the lines of the guide

Follow eight guide routes: four from White's side and four from Black's. Build the model e4 break, examine the King's Indian and Jobava structures, then study ...Qb6, the bishop trade, and both tactical branches. Complete any line to save its progress locally.

Keyboard: ← → step through the moves. Click any move chip to jump.

Source position: the lines, legal moves, and evaluations come from the London System guide. Its five tests appear here with their answers: c4 (-0.35), Ne5 (-0.09), Bg6 (+0.10), Rd1 (+0.21), and Qd2 (+0.26).

2

Drill the 17 decisions that matter

These 17 positions cover book moves, plans, structures, tactical punishments, traps, and an endgame echo. Every Learn route appears at least twice, and each wrong choice is a legal move with an immediate board consequence.

Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.

3

Play the bot and apply it

Choose one of six London starts and set the bot from 600 to 2500. The coach recognizes the triangle, the e4 break, the King's Indian queen trade, Jobava space, ...Qb6 pressure, and both trap alignments.

London System variations

The six starts contain the seven-move base, all four seeded book variations, and the Greek Gift set piece. Each gives White and Black opposite, observable targets.

How strong should the bot be?

London SystemECO D02 · 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 · you are White

Where to go after this trainer

Three directions, each with a reason. Everything below links to a page that exists today.

Read the London plans

Practice related structures

Sharpen the decisions

  • Opening puzzlesFind accurate moves before development is complete.
  • Tactics puzzlesTrain the forcing checks and captures behind both London traps.
  • BishopReview the piece that defines the London move order.
  • Mega Chess AnalysisCheck whether opening decisions deserve your next training block.