Winning with the Modern London System: Part 2

Winning with the Modern London System - PART 2

This is the second volume of a complete White repertoire built on the Modern London System — the Bf4 set-up that has swept through chess at every level because it is sound, flexible, and refreshingly light on theory. Where the first book laid the groundwork, Part 2 fills the most important gaps.

The main focus is on Black’s fianchetto and ...e6 defences — the King’s-Indian- and Grünfeld-style set-ups with ...g6, and the solid ...e6 structures — which are exactly the lines that give London players the most trouble. The book also folds in improvements on the first volume, extends coverage to the closely related Torre Attack, and adds an Anti-Benoni section for when Black strikes with ...c5.

The material is taught largely through complete, well-chosen games — including many recent grandmaster examples and instructive efforts by London specialists — so you absorb the typical plans, piece set-ups, and attacking patterns in their natural context rather than as dry variations.

Best read alongside Part 1, it completes a practical, low-maintenance 1.d4 system for club players who want a reliable opening they can play in every game and improve at through understanding rather than memorisation.