A key theme is occupying or controlling the e5 square with a knight.
The opening's primary aim is to establish a rock-solid center while developing the dark-squared bishop outside the pawn chain before closing it with e3. Download London system
White often plays for a slow, positional squeeze or waits for Black to overextend. A key theme is occupying or controlling the
If Black castles kingside, White can sometimes launch a direct assault using the battery of the bishop on d3 and a knight on e5. Download London system