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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu

A repertoire in the London System built from 78 of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu chose most often. Where Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 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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  • Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was #19 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,252) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 2,880 in these games.
  • You play Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's own move in 18 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

#19

Chess.com

Rating

3,252

Games

78

in this opening

Score

64%

in these games

Opponents

2,880

average rating

More about Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu

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 8 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bg3

    Next

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

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

    New

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 7.c3 e6 8.Qb3

    New

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 cxd4 5.cxd4

    New

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.dxc5 Qxb2 7.Rb1 Qc3 8.Bb5

    New

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

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

    New

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be2

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 c5 6.Nbd2 b6 7.Be2

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Nh5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Bd3

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% 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.Nc3

    New

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.c3

    New

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

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bg3.

  1. 1…d5 Reply · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games A common reply here is 1…d5. At top level, this comes up about 37% of the time.
  2. 2.Bf4 Your move · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played 2.Bf4 in 17 games, scoring 76%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
  4. 3.e3 Your move · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played 3.e3 in 10 games, scoring 70%.
  5. 3…e6 Reply · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games A common reply here is 3…e6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  6. 4.Nf3 Your move · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played 4.Nf3 in 6 games, scoring 67%.
  7. 4…Bd6 Reply · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games A common reply here is 4…Bd6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  8. 5.Bg3 Your move · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played 5.Bg3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.

Questions about this course

How does Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu play the London System?
After 1.d4, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's most common line is 1…d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bg3. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
78 of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,880. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu scored 64% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
12 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 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu?
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was ranked number 19 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,252 when this course was built.

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