Yannick Pelletier: Anti-London System

The London System, which for a long time had been the reputation of a rather harmless sideline, has developed into a very popular opening, and World Champion Magnus Carlsen is only one of many top players who plays it regularly. The

London System indeed suits the modern approach to openings very well: White does not necessarily strive for an opening advantage but is content to develop his pieces and hopes to outplay his opponent in the middlegame. However, the

London System is more dangerous than it seems and if Black is not careful he can easily wind up in a bad position. Theory develops fast today, even in less concrete systems. On this DVD GM Yannick Pelletier offers Black a repertoire against the

London System that you can employ no matter which opening (Systems with d5, systems with g6, Queen’s Indian, Queen’s Gambit, Benoni, Benko, Dutch) you usually play against 1.d4 followed by 2.c4. Thematic games explain and illustrate the

theory and ideas of the repertoire Pelletier proposes. At the end of the DVD you are invited to test your knowledge. The author pauses at key moments and asks you to find and to play the best move, after which he gives feedback. A database

with carefully selected and annotated games helps you to understand and play the opening better and to counter the London System with success.

• Video running time: 4 h 50 min (English)

• Interactive training including video feedback

• Extra: Model Games with annotation by the author

• Including CB 14 Reader

Born in 1976 Yannick Pelletier is a Grandmaster and a chess professional. He’s a regular member of the Swiss national team and a six-time Swiss Champion (1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2017). He won several open tournaments throughout his career and in 2015 beat Nakamura and a month later the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in tournament games. Yannick Pelletier also organises the Biel Chess Festival and is known on the chess circuit as a lively commentator. He’s fluent in five languages (French, German, English, Spanish and Russian).

System requirements:

Minimum: Pentium-PC 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation

1. 01: Introduction [12:17]
2. Systems with g6
3. 01: London g6 - Theory - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 and 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 0-0 [19:30]
4. 02: Ballmann,M - Cvitan,O - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be2 c5 [12:57]
5. 03: Harikrishna,P - Sasikiran,K - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Qd2 0-0 [07:34]
6. Systems with d5
7. 01: Theory 1 - Early Nf3 - 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2/c3 [22:32]
8. 02: Theory 2 - Delayed Nf3- 1-d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Bf5 [14:03]
9. 03: Kovacevic,V - Ribli,Z - 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 6.Qb3 c4 [13:26]
10. 04: Indjic,A - Fridman,D - 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.dxc5 Qxb2 [12:01]
11. 05: Eljanov,P - Ponomariov,R - 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c4 3.e4 dxe4 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Qe2 g6 [09:12]
12. 06: Iordachescu,V - Bluebaum,M - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Qb3 Qc8 [11:35]
13. Queen's Indian
14. 01: Theory Queen's Indian - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 [14:21]
15. 02: Mueller,M - Kunin,V - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nbd2 cxd4 [11:54]
16. Queen's Gambit
17. 01: Theory Queen's Gambit - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 d5 and 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 [21:38]
18. 02: Kindermann,S - Adams,M - 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nd2 Bd6 5.Bg3 0-0 [09:58]
19. 03: Nabaty,T - Rakhmanov,A - 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bxd6 Qxd6 [13:27]
20. Systems with c5 and f5
21. 01: Benoni/Benko - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 and 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 [06:14]
22. 02: Dutch - 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 g6 and 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 [12:33]
23. Conclusion/Test Section
24. 01: Conclusion [03:06]
25. 02: Question 1 [04:40]
26. 03: Questions 2 +3 [07:57]
27. 04: Question 4 + 5 [06:55]
28. 05: Question 6 [03:57]
29. 06: Question 7 [03:02]
30. 07: Questions 8 - 10 [11:31]
31. 08: Question 11 [08:06]
32. 09: Question 12 [02:29]
33. 10: Question 13 [05:00]
34. 11: Question 14 [03:16]
35. 12: Kharlov,A - Sadler,M [04:42]