The Agile London System: A Solid but Dynamic Chess Opening Choice for White [Paperback]

Most readers will welcome the fact that the authors have included a wide variety of alternatives, and looked at them with such a critical eye. The London is no longer a plodders 'system, as with so much GM interest it's becoming as critical as many erstwhile noble openings. This will be the reference work on the complete London System for years to come. If you want to sharpen your repertoire with the London System, this is your book. Encyclopedic in scope, offering readers a complete London-style repertoire, and often with multiple options (..) An objective book that maps out numerous paths forward for the Londoneer. An opening that is very popular at the moment has finally gotten a good book (..) A real standard work. This one easily has the more in-depth coverage [than 'Winning with the Modern London System']. There are recommendations against all of Black's replies (..) The book concludes with a very interesting chapter on the Pereyra Attack. It is easy to see this sort of rapid attack working like clockwork at club level. It is not difficult to understand why The London System is such a popular chess opening with club players. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines with interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding tons of opening theory. In The Agile London System Alfonso Romero and Oscar de Prado present both historical material and recent top-level examples to provide a comprehensive overview. They explain the typical plans and tactics, provide lots of exercises and reveal the secrets behind sharp ideas such as the Barry Attack, the Jobava Attack and the especially aggressive Pereyra Attack.It is not difficult to understand why The London System is such a popular chess opening with club players all over the world. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines with interesting choices blãÙ