In this video, I give a high-level chess lesson on London Opening traps,, strategy, and theory to Andrea Botez of @BotezLive.
0:00 Why we love the London
1:37 Warm up – CRUSH A GM IN 8 MOVES
6:02 The Critical Mainline leads to TRAPS & ATTACKS
13:53 The “TABIA” Position
14:45 Dealing with Bf5
20:24 Crushing Bg4 (Sweet Trap)
27:15 The Dirtiest Trap vs London
30:30 Jobava London ideas
36:12 ANDREA vs ERIC (Game 1)
50:17 ANDREA vs ERIC (Game 2)
58:00 Magnus Carlsen’s EPIC London game
1:04:25 Dealing with Early Qc7 lines
1:05:57 AMAZING 12-MOVE LONDON MINIATURE
1:11:09 Wholesome discussion
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