A46 · Indian Defense
Indian Defense: London System
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4
In the Indian Defense: London System, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Indian Defense: London System is a chess opening classified under ECO code A46. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4: 5 moves in, with Black to play.
It belongs to the Indian Defense family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
Club players rarely lose the Indian Defense: London System in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.
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