London System
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Pros
- I love London, but man, it takes 3hrs to get to Zurich/Milan from St Mortiz, THEN you have to fly
- London, QG, and Sicilian are 100% tournament-sound.
- London or Jobava London are very plan based and could help you to have an easier start into 1.d4, since you need less theory compared to mainlines. I'd try both.
- or head to Europe for luxury in a place like London or Paris which could be fun for the kiddo.
- Not in the US but Christmas in London is really over the top and lovely.
Cons
- London (including hotels) is gorgeous decorated for Christmas, but their markets are pretty lackluster.
- At the extreme end there's even the London or Jobava. That feels a bit much to me.
- In my experience it's much easier to get someone who's played dynamic, open games to play closed positions well than it is to get someone who's played London and Caro from early on to learn to play other types of chess.
Sentiment
9 positive (75%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 2 negative (17%)
Trust + time weighted score: +54% · raw score 58%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
London (including hotels) is gorgeous decorated for Christmas, but their markets are pretty lackluster.
I love London, but man, it takes 3hrs to get to Zurich/Milan from St Mortiz, THEN you have to fly
London, QG, and Sicilian are 100% tournament-sound.
At the extreme end there's even the London or Jobava. That feels a bit much to me.
London or Jobava London are very plan based and could help you to have an easier start into 1.d4, since you need less theory compared to mainlines. I'd try both.
or head to Europe for luxury in a place like London or Paris which could be fun for the kiddo.
In my experience it's much easier to get someone who's played dynamic, open games to play closed positions well than it is to get someone who's played London and Caro from early on to learn to play other types of chess.
Not in the US but Christmas in London is really over the top and lovely.
If you do want to aim for an Nf3 setup, I would also consider the Catalan (or maybe even the London)
As someone who has dabbled in the London quite a bit as white, I would say that it's quite hard for black to completely equalize if white knows what he is doing.
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