The Practical London System

An early bishop challenge on d6 changes the familiar London structure. Sometimes we allow the exchange and use doubled f-pawns to control e5; sometimes we exchange on d6 and support a central knight with f4. Our light-squared bishop and central rooks need useful squares before an attack can develop. The practical decision is where to shelter the king while Black prepares counterplay with the c-pawn.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 Bxf4 6.exf4 O-O 7.c3 c5 8.dxc5 Qc7 9.g3 Qxc5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.O-O Bd7 12.Re1 Rfd8 13.Qe2 Rac8 14.Rad1FreeLearn
2. Line 2… 7.c3 b6 8.h4 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2 Nb8 11.h5 h6 12.Rh4Premium
3. Line 3… 6.exf4 Qd6 7.g3 b6 8.c3 O-O 9.Ne5 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.h4 c5 12.Qe2 Nb8 13.Ndf3 Nc6 14.h5 h6 15.O-O-OPremium
4. Line 4… 5.Nbd2 c5 6.c3 Qc7 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.f4 O-O 10.Bd3 b6 11.g4 Bb7 12.Qf3Premium
5. Line 5… 6.c3 cxd4 7.Bxd6 dxe3 8.Ba3 exd2+ 9.Qxd2Premium
6. Line 6… 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Bd6 4.e3 Bxf4 5.exf4 Qd6 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Rg1 c5 9.dxc5 Qxc5 10.g4Premium

Black supports the classical d5 centre with e6, giving us time to organise our pieces around e5. We learn when to preserve the London bishop, when a central exchange improves our structure, and how the queen can join a kingside attack. The attacking lines require calculation, especially before a sacrifice. Our guiding question is whether Black can free the position with ...e5 before we establish our pieces.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 e6 6.c3 Be7 7.Ne5 O-O 8.Bd3 Bd7 9.Qf3 Rc8 10.Qh3 h6 11.Bxh6 gxh6 12.Qxh6Premium
2. Line 2… 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bg3 O-O 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.f4 Nd7 11.Bxh7+ Kxh7 12.Qh5+ Kg8 13.Qxf7+Premium
3. Line 3… 7.Bg3 Bxg3 8.hxg3 Qd6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Qf3Premium
4. Line 4… 6.c3 Nh5 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.b4 Be7 10.b5 Na5 11.Bxe7 Kxe7 12.Qa4Premium
5. Line 5… 6.c3 c4 7.Qc2 Bd6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.e4Premium
6. Line 6… 6.c3 Qb6 7.Rb1 Nh5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.b4 Be7 10.b5 Nb8 11.Be5Premium
7. Line 7… 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 Bd6 8.Bg3 Bxg3 9.hxg3 Bd7 10.Bd3 Qc7 11.O-O O-O-O 12.Re1 h5 13.b4Premium
8. Line 8… 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.c3 Bb7 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Qf3 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.Qh3 g6 12.Nf3 Nc5 13.Bc2Premium

An active black bishop and an early ...c5 challenge require us to read the precise central structure. A queen on b3 can pressure b7, while knight manoeuvres and kingside pawns can pursue an exposed bishop. We also study the tactical danger of a queen on d7. The guiding idea is to connect each space-gaining move with a concrete target while keeping the centre protected.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 7.c3 e6 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.Nh4 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Be2Premium
2. Line 2… 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxb6 axb6 10.Bb5Premium
3. Line 3… 8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ne4 11.Bb5Premium
4. Line 4… 5.Nbd2 Bf5 6.dxc5 e6 7.Nd4 Bg6 8.Bb5 Rc8 9.b4Premium
5. Line 5… 7.Nd4 Bxc5 8.Nxf5 exf5 9.c3 O-O 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Nxe4 fxe4 12.Qb3 Qd7 13.Rd1 Rad8 14.O-OPremium
6. Line 6… 10.Be2 Re8 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.Rd1 h6 13.h4 Qe6 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.g3 Ne4 16.h5Premium
7. Line 7… 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nh4 Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Be2 a6 13.Kf1 Qd7 14.Kg2 Rc8 15.h4Premium
8. Line 8… 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 e6 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.Bd3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rfe1 Bh5 12.h3 a6 13.a4 Na5 14.Qc2 Bg6 15.Bxg6 hxg6 16.Ne5Premium
9. Line 9… 8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ne4 11.Bb5Premium

An early queen attack on b2 asks us to think beyond the usual London formation. We answer with development, central exchanges and threats against the queen or the uncastled king, choosing our knight square according to the move order. Some lines keep material balanced; others invest a pawn in activity. The key skill is recognising when a tempo against the queen makes a central break or a tactical capture possible.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.a3 Bg4 8.Be2 e6 9.c4 Be7 10.b4 Qb6 11.O-O O-O 12.h3 Bh5 13.c5 Qd8 14.Rc1Premium
2. Line 2… 7.a3 Bf5 8.c4 e6 9.b4 Qb6 10.c5 Qd8 11.Bb5Premium
3. Line 3… 6.dxc5 Qxb2 7.Rb1 Qc3 8.Bb5 g6 9.e4 Bg7 10.Be5 Qa5 11.exd5 a6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.d6Premium
4. Line 4… 7.Rb1 Qxa2 8.Bb5 Qa5 9.O-O e6 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.e4Premium
5. Line 5… 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nc3 Bd7 6.dxc5 Qxb2 7.Nb5 Bxb5 8.Qd4 Qxd4 9.Bxb5+ Nfd7 10.exd4 f6 11.Rb1 Nc6 12.c4Premium
6. Line 6… 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.h3 Nc6 8.Bd3 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.e4Premium

Black's c6 pawn supports d5 but also defines targets on the queenside. We often use c4 and Qb3 to ask immediate questions, with the possibility of either a tactical bishop incursion or a queenless position with an active a-file. Early queen attacks against b2 require a different response, sometimes involving a pawn sacrifice. Throughout the chapter, central control and precise move order matter more than repeating a fixed setup.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.c4 e6 6.Qb3 b6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ba6Premium
2. Line 2… 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.c5 Qxb3 8.axb3 Nbd7 9.Nc3 a6 10.b4 Rc8 11.h3 Ne4 12.Bd3 Nxc3 13.Bxf5 Nb5 14.Bd3Premium
3. Line 3… 4.e3 Nh5 5.Be5 Nd7 6.c4 e6 7.Nc3 Nxe5 8.dxe5 g6 9.h4 Be7 10.g4 Ng7 11.h5Premium
4. Line 4… 4.e3 Qb6 5.Qc1 Nh5 6.Be5 f6 7.Bxb8 Rxb8 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 e6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.Qc2 O-O 12.h4Premium
5. Line 5… 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Bd6 8.g4 Bxf4 9.Qxf4 O-O 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.h4Premium
6. Line 6… 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 Bxf4 6.exf4 Nf6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Re1 c5 10.c3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.Bc2Premium
7. Line 71.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c6 3.Nf3 Qb6 4.Nbd2 Nh5 5.Nc4 Qb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxc4 7.e4 Qa4 8.b3 Qa3 9.Ne5 Nf6 10.Nc4 Qa6 11.Nd6+ exd6 12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.O-OPremium
8. Line 8… 4.Nbd2 Qxb2 5.e4 Qb6 6.Rb1 Qd8 7.c4Premium

When Black brings the light-squared bishop out early, the position can look symmetrical without remaining quiet. We challenge that bishop with Bd3, use e5 when a knight gains time there, and accept doubled d-pawns when they support central expansion. Several lines show why the order of captures matters. Our aim is to turn small differences in tempo, king safety and pawn structure into a clear middlegame plan.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.Ne5 Bh5 4.g4 Bg6 5.h4 h6 6.Nxg6 fxg6 7.Qd3Premium
2. Line 2… 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Bg6 6.Ne5 Bxd3 7.cxd3Premium
3. Line 3… 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.cxd3 Bd6 7.Qb3 Bxf4 8.Qxb7 Nbd7 9.exf4 Rb8 10.Qxa7 Rxb2 11.Qa3Premium
4. Line 4… 7.Qb3 b6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.e4 Qe7 11.O-O c6 12.Rac1Premium
5. Line 5… 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Bxf5 Bxf4 7.Bxe6 Bxe3 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Ne5+ Kg8 10.fxe3Premium
6. Line 6… 5.Bd3 Ne4 6.Bxe4 Bxe4 7.Nbd2 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bd6 9.h4 Bxf4 10.exf4 Nc6 11.c3 Qf6 12.h5Premium
7. Line 7… 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bg3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Ne4 7.Bxe4 Bxe4 8.Nbd2 Bg6 9.c4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Bb4+ 11.Ncd2 O-O 12.Rc1Premium

An early knight on c6 gives Black active development but obstructs the c-pawn. If the other knight has already reached f6, Bb5 and Ne5 can create tactical pressure on c6. When Black leaves the g8 knight flexible, our c-pawn often challenges d5 instead. We will distinguish those move orders, then practise turning exchanges into either a structural target or a coordinated attack against the king.

1. Line 11.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Nc6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.c3 Bd6 8.Nd2 O-O 9.g4 e5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.O-O-OPremium
2. Line 2… 5.h3 Bh5 6.Bb5 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.h4 h5 11.g5 Nd7 12.Nxg6 fxg6 13.Qd3Premium
3. Line 3… 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.c3 Bxf4 7.exf4 O-O 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.fxe5 Nd7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6Premium
4. Line 4… 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bb5 e6 6.Ne5 Bd6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bxc6+Premium
5. Line 5… 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.c4 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bd6 8.Bxd6 cxd6 9.d5 exd5 10.Bxd5Premium
6. Line 6… 3.Bf4 f6 4.c4 e5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.dxe5Premium
7. Line 7… 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qb3Premium
8. Line 8… 7.e3 Bb4 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Rac1Premium

These immediate central challenges require a different response from quiet London development. Against the Englund, we accept the pawn and learn to meet queen checks and pressure on c2 without losing coordination. Against an early c5, we either build a supported queenside pawn chain or open the centre with e4. The recurring lesson is to calculate checks and intermediate attacks before recapturing, then finish development as soon as the forcing sequence ends.

1. Line 11.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bf4 Ne7 5.e3 Nbc6 6.exd6 cxd6 7.c3 O-O 8.Be2Premium
2. Line 2… 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bg5 f6 5.exf6 Nxf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2Premium
3. Line 3… 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4 Qb4+ 5.Bd2 Qxb2 6.Nc3 Nb4 7.Nd4 c5 8.Rb1 Qa3 9.Ndb5 Qa5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Nd5Premium
4. Line 4… 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Rb1 Qxc3 8.Bxc3 Bxc3+ 9.Nd2 Bxe5 10.e4 Nf6 11.Bb5 O-O 12.O-OPremium
5. Line 51.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.dxc5 Qa5+ 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nd4 Qxc5 6.Nb3 Qd6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc7+ Kd8 11.Nxd5Premium
6. Line 6… 3.dxc5 e6 4.e4 Bxc5 5.Nc3 d4 6.Na4 Qa5+ 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Nf6 9.Bd3Premium
7. Line 7… 3.dxc5 Nf6 4.c3 Nc6 5.b4 a5 6.b5 Nb8 7.Ba3 e6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.c6 bxc6 10.bxc6 Nc5 11.Qd4 Qb6 12.Nbd2 Qxc6 13.Rb1Premium

The bishop on b7 makes Black's central pawn breaks especially important. We develop compactly, preserve our active bishops when useful and place the rooks before opening the centre. When Black settles into a restrained formation with d6 and e6, our knights can regroup while the a- and c-pawns create queenside contact. The aim is steady pressure, with enough attention to ...e5 and ...b5 that our extra space remains useful.

1. Line 11.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.h3 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 d6 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.Bh2 Re8 12.c3 Bf8 13.a4 a6 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Ne3 g6 16.Nd2 Bg7 17.a5 b5 18.c4Premium
2. Line 2… 9.exd4 Nc6 10.c3 d6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Bh2 Bf8 13.a4 g6 14.Qb3Premium
3. Line 3… 8.O-O d5 9.c3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.Rad1 Re8 12.Rfe1 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.e4Premium
4. Line 4… 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.Bg3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.c3 h6 9.Ne5Premium
5. Line 5… 5.Nbd2 Nh5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.h4 h6 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Bd3 d6 10.Qe2 Nf6 11.O-O-O Nbd7 12.e4Premium
6. Line 6… 3.e3 Be7 4.Nd2 O-O 5.c3 c5 6.Ngf3 Nh5 7.dxc5 Nxf4 8.exf4 Bxc5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.O-O d5 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Re1 Bd7 13.Qd2Premium

Against the kingside fianchetto, we use c3 and Nbd2 to prepare a broader centre with e4. Black will challenge that centre with pawn breaks, so the key decisions concern exchanges and the protection of e4. We also study an ambitious bishop sacrifice when Black overextends before castling. Most positions call for coordinated development and central files; an extra pawn still requires careful consolidation against active pieces.

1. Line 11.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.h3 Nc6 9.Qc2 b6 10.Be2 Bb7 11.O-O Re8 12.Bh2 e5 13.Rad1 Qc7 14.Nc4Premium
2. Line 2… 6.e4 Nbd7 7.Be2 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Re8 11.f4Premium
3. Line 3… 7.Be2 Re8 8.h3 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Be3 Nh5 11.O-O Nf4 12.Bc4 Qf6 13.g3 Ne6 14.a4 a5 15.Kg2Premium
4. Line 4… 6.e4 Nc6 7.Be2 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Re8 11.f4Premium
5. Line 5… 6.e4 Nfd7 7.h4 e5 8.Bg5 Bf6 9.Qc2 Nc6 10.O-O-OPremium
6. Line 6… 5.Nbd2 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.e4 b6 8.cxb6 Qxb6 9.Nc4 Qc5 10.Nfd2Premium
7. Line 7… 4.c3 d6 5.Nbd2 Nh5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 f5 9.e4 f4 10.Bc4 fxg3 11.hxg3 Nf6 12.e5 Ng4 13.Qc2 Kf8 14.Qe4 Nc6 15.Nb3Premium
8. Line 81.d4 g6 2.Bf4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Nd7 5.e4 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Be3 Ngf6 8.Qc2 O-O 9.h3 b6 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.Be2 Qe7 12.O-O Nc5 13.Ng5 h6 14.b4 Ncd7 15.Ngf3Premium

Black combines a bishop on g7 with a pawn on d5, challenging our central formation from two directions. Sometimes we can capture c5 and defend the extra pawn; in other lines we protect our bishop or start a direct kingside attack. The sharpest examples involve opening the h-file at a material cost. We always connect those attacks with piece development and account for Black’s central counterplay.

1. Line 11.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.h3 Nd7 9.Nb3 a5 10.a4Premium
2. Line 2… 6.e3 Nh5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Nd7 9.Bd3 g5 10.Nxg5 hxg5 11.Qxh5Premium
3. Line 3… 6.e3 Bf5 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.h3 c5 9.O-O Rc8 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.a4Premium
4. Line 4… 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 Nh5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.g4 gxh4 11.gxh5Premium
5. Line 5… 6.e3 b6 7.h4 Bb7 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.h5 Nxh5 10.Rxh5 gxh5 11.Qxh5 Nf6 12.Qh2Premium
6. Line 6… 6.e3 Nc6 7.h3 Nd7 8.Bb5 e5 9.Bxc6 exf4 10.Bxd5 Nf6 11.Bb3 fxe3 12.fxe3 Re8 13.O-OPremium

Flank openings change where our play belongs. The Benoni positions reward control of central squares, restrained queenside counterplay and well-timed pawn advances; against the Dutch, c4 usually gives us a useful challenge to Black's kingside space. Several move orders also contain concrete queen raids or central tactics. We connect each variation to a middlegame plan, while keeping enough flexibility to choose king safety before opening new lines.

1. Line 11.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e4 e6 5.dxe6 Bxe6 6.Nge2 Nc6 7.Nf4 Be7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Re1 Bf8 11.Bf1 a6 12.a4 g6 13.f3Premium
2. Line 2… 4.e4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bc4 O-O 7.O-O Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nbd7 10.Qd1 Ne8 11.Re1 Nc7 12.a4 Rb8 13.Bg5 a6 14.a5 b5 15.axb6 Nxb6 16.Bf1 Qd7 17.Qd2 Rfc8 18.Bh6 Bh8 19.Nd1Premium
3. Line 3… 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 exd5 5.e5 Ng8 6.Qxd5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Nge7 8.Qd2Premium
4. Line 4… 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 Be7 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Nd2 O-O 8.Nc4 b6 9.h4 Ne8 10.g4Premium
5. Line 5… 2.d5 e6 3.Nc3 exd5 4.Nxd5 Nf6 5.e4 Nxd5 6.Qxd5 d6 7.Bc4 Be6 8.Qxb7 Bxc4 9.Qxa8Premium
6. Line 61.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nd2 Bg7 5.c3 cxd4 6.exd4 O-O 7.Ngf3 d6 8.Be2 Nc6 9.O-O Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Bh2Premium
7. Line 7… 3.e3 Qb6 4.Nc3 Qxb2 5.Nb5 Na6 6.a3 Nd5 7.Rb1 Qa2 8.Bg3Premium
8. Line 81.d4 f5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.h3 Ne4 9.O-O Nd7 10.Rc1 Ndf6 11.c5 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 Ne4 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.Ne5Premium
9. Line 9… 4.Nf3 b6 5.Be2 Bb7 6.O-O Bd6 7.c4 Bxf4 8.exf4 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Rc1Premium
10. Line 10… 4.Nf3 Be7 5.h3 O-O 6.Be2 d6 7.O-O Nc6 8.Bh2 Qe8 9.c4 Bd8 10.Nc3 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.c5Premium
11. Line 11… 3.e3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.O-O Qe8 8.c4 Nbd7 9.Nc3 e5 10.Bh2 e4 11.Nd2 g5 12.c5 dxc5 13.Nb5Premium