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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like Liem Le

A repertoire in the London System built from 40 of Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Liem Le chose most often. Where Liem Le 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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  • Liem Le was #44 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,209) and scored 76% against opponents averaging 2,815 in these games.
  • You play Liem Le's own move in 14 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

#44

Chess.com

Rating

3,209

Games

40

in this opening

Score

76%

in these games

Opponents

2,815

average rating

More about Liem Le

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 16 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 10% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nfd2

    Next

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3

    New

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be2

    New

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.c3 c5 7.dxc5

    New

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Bh2

    New

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.c4

    New

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 c5 5.c3 Qb6 6.Nbd2

    New

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 h6 6.h3 d5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.a3

    New

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 c5 4.c3

    New

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2

    New

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 6.Qc2 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Be2

    New

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

Liem Le's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nfd2.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 70% of the time.
  2. 2.Nf3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 2.Nf3 in 26 games, scoring 63%.
  3. 2…g6 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 2…g6. At top level, this comes up about 27% of the time.
  4. 3.Bf4 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 3.Bf4 in 10 games, scoring 50%.
  5. 3…Bg7 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 3…Bg7.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 4.e3 in 7 games, scoring 50%.
  7. 4…O-O Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 4…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  8. 5.h3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 5.h3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  9. 5…d6 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 5…d6.
  10. 6.Be2 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 6.Be2 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  11. 6…Nbd7 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 6…Nbd7. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  12. 7.O-O Your move · Top-50 players Liem Le has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  13. 7…b6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…b6.
  14. 8.c4 Your move · Top-50 players Liem Le has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  15. 8…Bb7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…Bb7.
  16. 9.Nfd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Liem Le play the London System?
After 1.d4, Liem Le's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nfd2. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
Is this Liem Le's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
40 of Liem Le's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,815. Liem Le scored 76% 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 Liem Le?
GM Liem Le was ranked number 44 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,209 when this course was built.

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