Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The London System is a chess opening that begins with 1.d4 and 2.Bf4 or 2.Nf3 & 3.Bf4. It is a "system" opening that can be used against virtually any black defense and thus comprises a smaller body of opening theory than many other openings. The London System is one of the "Queen's Pawn Game", where White opens with 1.d4 but doesn't play the Queen's Gambit. It normally results in a closed game.Sverre Johnsen and Vlatko Kovačević, in the introduction to their 2005 book Win with the London System, state: Basically the London is a set of solid lines where after 1.d4 White quickly develops his dark-squared bishop to f4 and normally bolsters his centre with [pawns on] c3 and e3 rather than expanding. Although it has the potential for a quick kingside attack, the white forces are generally flexible enough to engage in a battle anywhere on the board. Historically it developed into a system mainly from three variations:1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf41.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4.The corresponding Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes are D02, A46, and A48. If White is going to play the London System, it is now thought to be more accurate to play 2.Bf4 instead of 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4 for a variety of reasons."@en }
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- London_System abstract "The London System is a chess opening that begins with 1.d4 and 2.Bf4 or 2.Nf3 & 3.Bf4. It is a "system" opening that can be used against virtually any black defense and thus comprises a smaller body of opening theory than many other openings. The London System is one of the "Queen's Pawn Game", where White opens with 1.d4 but doesn't play the Queen's Gambit. It normally results in a closed game.Sverre Johnsen and Vlatko Kovačević, in the introduction to their 2005 book Win with the London System, state: Basically the London is a set of solid lines where after 1.d4 White quickly develops his dark-squared bishop to f4 and normally bolsters his centre with [pawns on] c3 and e3 rather than expanding. Although it has the potential for a quick kingside attack, the white forces are generally flexible enough to engage in a battle anywhere on the board. Historically it developed into a system mainly from three variations:1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf41.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4.The corresponding Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes are D02, A46, and A48. If White is going to play the London System, it is now thought to be more accurate to play 2.Bf4 instead of 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4 for a variety of reasons.".