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Countering d4 Sidelines
Course
47 episodes
(2 hours 27 min)
(2 hours 27 min)
Creators
GM Avetik Grigoryan
1.d4 sidelines like the London System, the Trompowsky are easy to learn, flexible, and solid.
Additionally, many chess players today hate theory or are lazy to learn it. So they turn to such sidelines to fix their opening preparation.
Because of this, there’s a high chance you’ll face 1.d4 sidelines, whether you are an amateur or a Grandmaster! ...
See moreSo you need to have a sound repertoire that not only guarantees you equality as a bare minimum but also allows you to play ambitiously with the Black pieces.
With that in mind, our Grandmasters have prepared this video course.
Below are some of the positions that could arise from this opening:
Ready to prepare against 1.d4 sidelines? Let's start!
What you'll learn
- The mindset of players who play the 1.d4 sidelines.
- How to stop your opponent from playing 20-odd moves of London System (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4) on autopilot.
- How to fight for the initiative as Black in the London System within the first 10 moves, a strategy that takes many such players out of their comfort zone.
- The idea of the Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5).
- How to play against the Trompowsky Attack without memorizing too many complicated lines.
- The right way to counter the trendy Jobava Line (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3) where White is waiting to launch an attack on the Kingside.
- How to fight against White's other passive options in 1.d4 sidelines and more.
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Branny Bliss
In Trompowsky attack can white get an advantage or an okay position.I have just finished trompowsky .I am loving every second.Thank you GM Avetik
Varvara Usoltseva
Thank you!
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thank you too, Varvara!
Antonio Moreno
Hi coach
amazing course
When well get the new other sections? maybe colle system, stonewall, tower attack etc
thnks you for all the content!
Anastasiia Osadchuk
Hello! Would be great to have a course about King's Indian for black. Any chance you can record it?
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thanks Anastasia!
We might do one day, but its not a priority in the list of our recordings.
Pertti Erkkinen
Very good! Now I'm always very happy to see Trompowsky Defense (: Maybe a little section for what setups to choose if opponent plays passively. For example againt d4 Nf3 g3 Bg2 0-0 or d4 Nf3 b3 Bb2 or d4 Nf3 e3.
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thanks! We'll add them :)
Max Ezerskii
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GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Ahahahaha :)
Sreeyan Andhurthi
Liked the course. Could you please add the puzzles for this course?
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thanks! Sure!
Abraham Chess
i liked everything i covered in this courses
ChessMood
Why 4 then? :)
Satoru Gojo
A very very nice course!! Fought a London player today, got a nice position and won! But I don't think I saw a line after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4. Will you please add a line for this GM Avetik? Thanks in advance!!! :) :) :)
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thanks!
For 2.c4, please check out the Benko course :)
Satoru Gojo
Thanks for the help GM Avetik!!! Really appreciate it!! :)
Derek Li
Now I don't have to worry about my opponent’s d4 lines
ChessMood
Super! :)
Badreddine KHELFALLAH
EXELLENT!!!
ChessMood
Thanks! :)
David Remon
interesting
kaskroute chess
Very interesting
Alan Marcuse
Great and creativ as usual. But the recommended line against Trompowsky-Attack needs one important addition. If White change their mind, they can not only play 3. Nf3, 3. e3 or 3. Nd2 but also the horrible 3. Nc3 entering the Veresov (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Lg5). That's an opening regulary seen at Club Level. So please, Avetik, help 🙏.
Muizzuddin Yaqeen
nice course
I would like a well explained course about hot to play the benoni.
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nice
Llorenç Boldú Zabih
Very well explained. I would like a course about how to deal against flank openings.
Siddhant Gaikwad
Very nice openings!!!
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Amazing Course!
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Marc Sicina
Very thorough. What about veresov? Torre? London? Ect...
GM Avetik Grigoryan
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
These days the London System, Jobava London System and Trompowsky Attack are becoming popular sidelines for White in 1.d4. Many want to avoid mainline theory so they choose such sidelines.
Black has different ways to respond to each of them. Let’s have a look, one by one.
Trompowsky Attack - How do you play against it?
The Trompowsky Attack starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5, with White’s main intention being to ruin Black’s pawn structure with Bxf6.
A practical way to meet the Trompowsky is with 2...d5, ignoring White’s threat to ruin the pawn structure. After White takes 3.Bxf6, Black has good compensation in the form of 2 bishops.
White has two main plans, to continue with either e3 followed by c4 or g3-Bg2. But in both cases, Black is completely fine. Tricky move orders such as 3.Nd2 are also covered in the course.
How do you play against the London System?
The London system has a notorious reputation for being a boring opening. White plays almost 15-20 moves on autopilot, which frustrates many players with the Black pieces.
The opening begins after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 and is one of the main sidelines that White often employs in 1.d4.
Before we dive into the best way to play against this system, we must understand White’s main intention behind this opening.
White aims to complete development with Nf3, e3, Be2, c3, 0-0, Nbd2, h3, Bh2 etc, while keeping their position rock solid.
So a practical way to play against this system is to STOP White from playing on autopilot and engage them in an opening battle.
In this course, GM Avetik Grigoryan shows a line that engages White into a fight in the first ten moves.
Jobava Line - How to play against it?
The Jobava Line is relatively new and it arises after – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3.
The opening is named after the Georgian Grandmaster Baadur Jobava and is also known as Jobava London System.
Many top players are employing this line with the White pieces in recent times. You could also face this opening, especially in blitz games.
The best way for Black to meet the Jobava London System is with 3...d5, stopping White’s immediate e4 and exploiting the fact that White’s knight on c3 prevents him from putting pressure on Black’s center with c4.
In the Jobava Line White can also play the Barry Attack. Here, White’s setup is more conservative with e3, Nf3, Be2 and with the option to castle either side after Qd2. It’s more flexible but also less threatening.
The difference between Jobava London System and Barry Attack
Both the openings follow the same move order for the first 3 moves –
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. The difference arises later.
In the Jobava London System White continues with Qd2, 0-0-0, Nf3, intending to attack the Black kingside with Bh6 and h4-h5.
In the Barry Attack White’s setup is more conservative with e3, Nf3, Be2 and the option to castle either side after Qd2. It’s more flexible but less threatening.
We have covered how to play against all these sidelines along with their model games in the course.
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