London System · As White · updated November 2026
Play the London System like Amin Tabatabaei
A repertoire in the London System built from 97 of Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Amin Tabatabaei chose most often. Where Amin Tabatabaei has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Amin Tabatabaei was #46 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,207) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 3,081 in these games.
- You play Amin Tabatabaei's own move in 27 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#46
Chess.com
Rating
3,207
as of 10 Nov 2026
Games
97
in this opening
Score
64%
in these games
Opponents
3,081
average rating
Based on 97 games, Oct 2025–Oct 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 10% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.h4
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 Na6 5.e3 Be7 6.h4
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 a6 8.g4
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 Bb4+ 5.c3 Ba5 6.a4 a6 7.b4
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 h6 5.h4 c5 6.Nf3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 a6 5.dxc5
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Ne2
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne5 e6 8.g3 Bd6 9.Bg2 O-O 10.O-O Qc7 11.Re1 b5 12.Nxc6
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.h4 h5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Ne5 c5 8.f3 Nc6 9.Bb5 cxd4 10.exd4 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Qd4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Amin Tabatabaei's main line in the London System, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.h4.
- 1…Nf6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 80% of the time.
- 2.Nc3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 2.Nc3 in 39 games, scoring 56%.
- 2…d5 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 2…d5.
- 3.Bf4 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 3.Bf4 in 39 games, scoring 56%.
- 3…a6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 4.e3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 4.e3 in 11 games, scoring 64%.
- 4…e6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 4…e6. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 5.h4 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 5.h4 in 5 games, scoring 60%.
Questions about this course
- How does Amin Tabatabaei play the London System?
- After 1.d4, Amin Tabatabaei's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.h4. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
- Is this Amin Tabatabaei's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this London System course based on?
- 97 of Amin Tabatabaei's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,081. Amin Tabatabaei scored 64% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 11 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Amin Tabatabaei?
- GM Amin Tabatabaei was ranked number 46 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.