The Agile London System: A Solid but Dynamic Chess Opening Choice for White
This edition has about 45 pages more than the previous one. Many of the most important variants have been updated with items from the last two years, 2015 and 2016, and five items over these two years have been included in the selection of the main items, two from Kamsky, two from Carlsen and one from Grischuk. We also include a 13-page article by Argentinean master Jorge Luis Fernández, with interesting reflections on the Pereyra Attack.
In this book we will be able to study the London-Pereyra system, based on the fast development of the bishop to f4. It is a universal system that counts against almost any response of the black to 1 d4, it takes to a very solid scheme and is very popular among club players, but also it is played by Great Masters, like Kamsky, Jobaba, Rapport, Winants, between Many others.
The book begins with a historical review of the development of the variant, and then in 9 chapters the main lines of London-Pereyra are studied through 64 complete games analyzed. The author analyzes and explains solid variants, but also some more risky ones, like the attack Pereyra, the attack Barry, the attack Jobava, that is in fashion and is a mixture between the London and the Veresov, gambito Morris or the Vaganian gambit of The Trompowsky, which can be reached by transposition.
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Óscar de Prado is an experienced FIDE Master, very dedicated to informative work in the science game, and in his first book offers practical advice that will be very useful to the club player who does not have too much time to study the openings. When to play h3 and when not? When to develop the bishop by e2, d3 or c4? When is the Cc3 play more aggressive? All this is tried to solve with the excellent selection of games and their didactic comments.
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