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London System · As White · updated October 2026

Play the London System like Teimour Radjabov

A repertoire in the London System built from 107 of Teimour Radjabov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Teimour Radjabov chose most often. Where Teimour Radjabov 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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  • Teimour Radjabov was #28 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,234) and scored 78% against opponents averaging 2,937 in these games.
  • You play Teimour Radjabov'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

#28

Chess.com

Rating

3,234

Games

107

in this opening

Score

78%

in these games

Opponents

2,937

average rating

More about Teimour Radjabov

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 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nbd2 Bxc5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2

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  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nbd2 Bxc5 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3

    New

  3. Line 3 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.e3

    New

  4. Line 4 · 3% at top level

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

    New

  5. Line 5 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.e3

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  6. Line 6 · 3% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nbd2 Bxc5 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O h6 9.c4

    New

  7. Line 7 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 d6 6.Bd3

    New

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

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

    New

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

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

    New

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

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

    New

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

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

    New

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.Ne5

    New

  13. Line 13 · 2% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2

    New

  14. Line 14 · 2% at top level

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

    New

  15. Line 15 · 2% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.c4

    New

  16. Line 16 · 2% at top level

    1…d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Nf6 4.e3

    New

  17. Line 17 · 2% at top level

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

    New

  18. Line 18 · 2% at top level

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

    New

  19. Line 19 · 2% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3

    New

  20. Line 20 · 2% at top level

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

    New

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

Teimour Radjabov's main line in the London System, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nbd2 Bxc5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 66% of the time.
  2. 2.Nf3 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 2.Nf3 in 64 games, scoring 83%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 28% of the time.
  4. 3.Bf4 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 3.Bf4 in 27 games, scoring 89%.
  5. 3…c5 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 3…c5. At top level, this comes up about 18% of the time.
  6. 4.dxc5 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 4.dxc5 in 10 games, scoring 80%.
  7. 4…e6 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 4…e6. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  8. 5.Nbd2 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 5.Nbd2 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  9. 5…Bxc5 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 5…Bxc5.
  10. 6.e3 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 6.e3 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  11. 6…Nc6 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 6…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  12. 7.Be2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Teimour Radjabov play the London System?
After 1.d4, Teimour Radjabov's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nbd2 Bxc5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Teimour Radjabov's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Teimour Radjabov's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this London System course based on?
107 of Teimour Radjabov's Chess.com blitz games in the London System as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,937. Teimour Radjabov scored 78% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
20 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 Teimour Radjabov?
GM Teimour Radjabov was ranked number 28 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,234 when this course was built.

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