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London System · As White · updated November 2026

Play the London System like Lucas van Foreest

A repertoire in the London System built from 53 of Lucas van Foreest's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Lucas van Foreest chose most often. Where Lucas van Foreest 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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  • Lucas van Foreest was #50 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,201) and scored 70% against opponents averaging 2,865 in these games.
  • You play Lucas van Foreest's own move in 24 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

#50

Chess.com

Rating

3,201

Games

53

in this opening

Score

70%

in these games

Opponents

2,865

average rating

More about Lucas van Foreest

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 20 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% 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.O-O-O Bf5 10.f3 cxd4 11.exd4

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  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.g4 h6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Qf3 e6 11.O-O-O b5 12.Bd3

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  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

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

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  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nc3 c6 3.Bf4

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  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.h4

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  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3

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  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 Na6 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.h4 c6 8.Nc3

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  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 b5 5.h4 Bb7 6.g4 e6 7.g5 Nfd7 8.Qg4

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 b5 5.h4 h5 6.Nf3

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  10. Line 10 · 5% 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.O-O-O Bf5 10.f3 Rc8 11.dxc5

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  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Bg6 6.h4 Bd6 7.h5 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nc6 9.h6

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

Lucas van Foreest's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line 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.O-O-O Bf5 10.f3 cxd4 11.exd4.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 70% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 2.Nc3 in 35 games, scoring 67%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 2…d5.
  4. 3.Bf4 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 3.Bf4 in 35 games, scoring 67%.
  5. 3…g6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 3…g6. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 4.e3 in 8 games, scoring 88%.
  7. 4…Bg7 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 4…Bg7. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  8. 5.h4 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 5.h4 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  9. 5…h5 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 5…h5.
  10. 6.Nf3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 6.Nf3 in 5 games, scoring 100%.
  11. 6…O-O Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 6…O-O.
  12. 7.Ne5 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 7.Ne5 in 5 games, scoring 100%.
  13. 7…c5 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 7…c5.
  14. 8.Qd2 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 8.Qd2 in 5 games, scoring 100%.
  15. 8…Nc6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 8…Nc6.
  16. 9.O-O-O Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 9.O-O-O in 5 games, scoring 100%.
  17. 9…Bf5 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 9…Bf5.
  18. 10.f3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 10.f3 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  19. 10…cxd4 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 10…cxd4. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  20. 11.exd4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Lucas van Foreest play the London System?
After 1.d4, Lucas van Foreest's most common line is 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.O-O-O Bf5 10.f3 cxd4 11.exd4. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Lucas van Foreest's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Lucas van Foreest's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
53 of Lucas van Foreest's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,865. Lucas van Foreest scored 70% 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 Lucas van Foreest?
GM Lucas van Foreest was ranked number 50 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.

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