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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like Parham Maghsoodloo

A repertoire in the London System built from 32 of Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Parham Maghsoodloo chose most often. Where Parham Maghsoodloo 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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  • Parham Maghsoodloo was #13 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,273) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 3,108 in these games.
  • You play Parham Maghsoodloo's own move in 9 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

#13

Chess.com

Rating

3,273

Games

32

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

3,108

average rating

More about Parham Maghsoodloo

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 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.dxc5 Bxf4 7.exf4 Qf6 8.Bb5

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  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

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

    New

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nc3 Bd7 6.dxc5

    New

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bf4 Bb7 4.e3 g6 5.h3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O

    New

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.Bf4

    New

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nc3

    New

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

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

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 a6 6.c3

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3

    New

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Bd6 4.e3

    New

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Ne5 Bxd3 7.cxd3 Nbd7 8.O-O

    New

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.h3

    New

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3

    New

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.Rb1

    New

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

    1…d6 2.Nf3

    New

  18. Line 18 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4

    New

  19. Line 19 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bf4 Bb7 4.e3 Nh5 5.Bg3

    New

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

Parham Maghsoodloo's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.dxc5 Bxf4 7.exf4 Qf6 8.Bb5.

  1. 1…d5 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 1…d5. At top level, this comes up about 38% of the time.
  2. 2.Nf3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 2.Nf3 in 10 games, scoring 65%.
  3. 2…e6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  4. 3.Bf4 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 3.Bf4 in 4 games, scoring 88%.
  5. 3…c5 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 3…c5. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 4.e3 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 4…Nc6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 4…Nc6.
  8. 5.Nbd2 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 5.Nbd2 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  9. 5…Bd6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…Bd6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  10. 6.dxc5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 6…Bxf4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Bxf4.
  12. 7.exf4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  13. 7…Qf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…Qf6.
  14. 8.Bb5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Parham Maghsoodloo play the London System?
After 1.d4, Parham Maghsoodloo's most common line is 1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.dxc5 Bxf4 7.exf4 Qf6 8.Bb5. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Parham Maghsoodloo's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
32 of Parham Maghsoodloo's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,108. Parham Maghsoodloo scored 69% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
19 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 Parham Maghsoodloo?
GM Parham Maghsoodloo was ranked number 13 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,273 when this course was built.

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