Magnus Carlsen's Spectacular London System

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The London System is an opening system in chess where White opens with 1.d4 and develops the dark-squared bishop to f4, then supports the d4-pawn with pawns on e3 and c3. The London System can be used against virtually any Black defence and thus comprises a smaller body of opening theory than many other openings. Magnus Carlsen is known for his universal approach to chess openings, expertly employing a variety of them to make it harder for his opponents to prepare against him.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:08 Liren
05:35 Maghami
11:04 Xiong

Game 1: Magnus Carlsen (2863) vs Ding Liren (2791), Carlsen Tour Final, August 9 2020
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Bxd6 dxe3 8. Ba3 exd2+ 9. Qxd2 Nc6 10. Qg5 Rg8 11. Bd3 h6 12. Qe3 Qb6 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. b4 Kb8 16. b5 Na5 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Bb4 Rc8 19. a4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 f6 22. Qh7 Nb3 23. Qxg8 Nxa1 24. Qxe8 1-0

Game 2: Magnus Carlsen (2857) vs Ehsan Maghami (2566), 42nd Olympiad, September 12 2016
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bxg3 8. hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Qf3 h6 13. Qf4 Qe7 14. g4 Nh7 15. Qg3 Rg8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. c4 dxc4 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Ndxc4 Ke7 21. b4 Qxb4 22. Nd3 Ne4 23. Nxb4 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bb5 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nd6+ Ke7 27. Nxc8+ Kd7 28. Nxa7 Ba4 29. Nd3 1-0

Game 3: Magnus Carlsen (2863) vs Jeffery Xiong (2709), Clutch Chess Champions, June 8 2020
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Ne2 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. Ng1 c5 8. Nf3 Nh5 9. dxc5 Nxf4 10. exf4 Bxc5 11. Bd3 g6 12. h4 Nc6 13. h5 Qf6 14. Qd2 e5 15. Nxd5 Qd6 16. Bc4 b5 17. Ba2 exf4 18. O-O-O b4 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Ng5 Bf5 21. Nh7 Rfd8 22. Nhf6+ Kf8 23. Rh8+ Kg7 24. Rh7+ Kf8 25. Rdh1 1-0

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