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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like Andrey Esipenko

A repertoire in the London System built from 36 of Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Andrey Esipenko chose most often. Where Andrey Esipenko 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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  • Andrey Esipenko was #33 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,230) and scored 72% against opponents averaging 2,681 in these games.
  • You play Andrey Esipenko's own move in 11 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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#33

Chess.com

Rating

3,230

Games

36

in this opening

Score

72%

in these games

Opponents

2,681

average rating

More about Andrey Esipenko

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 6 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3

    Next

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.f3

    New

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.f3

    New

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3

    New

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3

    New

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nc6 9.O-O-O e6 10.g4

    New

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 b5 5.a3

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 c5 5.Nf3

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 c6 3.Bf4

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.h4 c6 6.Qd2

    New

  12. Line 12 · 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.Qd2 Nc6 9.dxc5

    New

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4

    New

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Ne2 O-O 6.a3 Be7 7.Nb5 Ne8 8.Nbc3 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Nd4 Nd7 11.Bg3

    New

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Qxe2

    New

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.Ne5

    New

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne5

    New

  18. Line 18 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.Rb1 Bf5 6.Bd3

    New

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Andrey Esipenko'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.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 61% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 2.Nc3 in 19 games, scoring 74%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 2…d5.
  4. 3.Bf4 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 3.Bf4 in 19 games, scoring 74%.
  5. 3…a6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 4.e3 in 3 games, scoring 0%.

Questions about this course

How does Andrey Esipenko play the London System?
After 1.d4, Andrey Esipenko's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Andrey Esipenko's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
36 of Andrey Esipenko's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,681. Andrey Esipenko scored 72% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
18 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 Andrey Esipenko?
GM Andrey Esipenko was ranked number 33 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,230 when this course was built.

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