London System · As White · updated October 2026
Play the London System like Fabiano Caruana
A repertoire in the London System built from 49 of Fabiano Caruana's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Fabiano Caruana chose most often. Where Fabiano Caruana 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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- Fabiano Caruana was #38 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,219) and scored 78% against opponents averaging 2,952 in these games.
- You play Fabiano Caruana's own move in 10 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
#38
Chess.com
Rating
3,219
Games
49
in this opening
Score
78%
in these games
Opponents
2,952
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 8% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Qb3
- New
Line 3 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e4 Nc6 7.Be2
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e4 b6 7.e5
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bf4 Bb7 4.e3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.c3
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.e3 Nfd7 7.Bh2
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 d6 4.h3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2
- New
Line 14 · 3% 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
Line 15 · 3% at top level
1…d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.c4
- New
Line 16 · 3% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.h3 Be7 6.Bd3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Fabiano Caruana's main line in the London System, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4.
- 1…d5 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 1…d5. At top level, this comes up about 43% of the time.
- 2.Nf3 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 2.Nf3 in 11 games, scoring 77%.
- 2…e6 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
- 3.Bf4 Your move · Top-50 players Fabiano Caruana has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
Questions about this course
- How does Fabiano Caruana play the London System?
- After 1.d4, Fabiano Caruana's most common line is 1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
- Is this Fabiano Caruana's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Fabiano Caruana's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this London System course based on?
- 49 of Fabiano Caruana's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,952. Fabiano Caruana scored 78% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 16 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 Fabiano Caruana?
- GM Fabiano Caruana was ranked number 38 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,219 when this course was built.