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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like David Paravyan

A repertoire in the London System built from 36 of David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move David Paravyan chose most often. Where David Paravyan 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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  • David Paravyan was #34 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,229) and scored 58% against opponents averaging 3,101 in these games.
  • You play David Paravyan'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

#34

Chess.com

Rating

3,229

Games

36

in this opening

Score

58%

in these games

Opponents

3,101

average rating

More about David Paravyan

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 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 12% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.a4 Na6 7.Bc4

    Next

  2. Line 2 · 11% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.b4

    New

  3. Line 3 · 11% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.Nc3

    New

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 Qb6 4.Nc3 Qxb2 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.e4 d6 7.f4 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxe2 9.Qxe2 g6 10.e5 Nh5 11.Rb1

    New

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bg3 O-O 6.c4

    New

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Qb6 4.c4

    New

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4

    New

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

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

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Qb3

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.h3 Bh5 9.Ne5

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 e6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bb5+

    New

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

David Paravyan's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.a4 Na6 7.Bc4.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 67% of the time.
  2. 2.Bf4 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 2.Bf4 in 18 games, scoring 61%.
  3. 2…c5 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 2…c5. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
  4. 3.d5 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 3.d5 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  5. 3…g6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 3…g6. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  6. 4.Nc3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  7. 4…Bg7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 4…Bg7.
  8. 5.e4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  9. 5…d6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…d6.
  10. 6.a4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 6…Na6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Na6.
  12. 7.Bc4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does David Paravyan play the London System?
After 1.d4, David Paravyan's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.a4 Na6 7.Bc4. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
Is this David Paravyan's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
36 of David Paravyan's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,101. David Paravyan scored 58% 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 David Paravyan?
GM David Paravyan was ranked number 34 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,229 when this course was built.

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