London 2.Bf4 Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for White (Sawyer Chess Playbook Book 1)
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London 2.Bf4 Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for White (Sawyer Chess Playbook Book 1)
This is a step by step chess opening guide. The London System with 2.Bf4 is a simple safe super solid solution to your chess opening repertoire for White. Your plan is to play 2.Bf4 with e3 and Nf3. The London makes your opening preparation easy. You do not need to memorize thousands of variations. You don’t need to play risky gambits. London System is a repeatable sound choice that allows you to quickly develop all your minor pieces and castle. It saves you time and energy. This Playbook is a tool to help you easily prepare to play your opening. The 200 diagrams in this playbook cover the variations that you are most likely to face. It is White’s move in every diagram. The author gives a reasonable move for White in each position with a brief comment as to why it is recommended. Be prepared!
Chess Digest, Inc. listed Tim Sawyer as a Research Assistant in the 1993 book on the London System by Andrew Soltis. His copy has a handwritten note inside the front cover: “To Tim Sawyer, Thanks for helping make this book possible. Ken Smith.†Tim had loaned his copy of Tim Harding’s book on the London and BDG to that famous gambit player and publisher Ken Smith. After the Soltis book was published, Tim Sawyer added the London System to his repertoire. The author played it for years on the Internet Chess Club using “SuperSolid†as his handle. He played it against many masters. Sawyer played the Caro-Kann as Black. The London was a Caro-Kann Attack! It's easy to play chess. This book makes it fast to learn. Get it and enjoy!