How to be TRICKY and TRAPPY in the London Opening | 1-hour chess lesson ft. Andrea Botez

Watch live: https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen Merch: https://shop.imrosen.com/ (use coupon code "LAUNCH" before May 20 to receive 10% off all items!) In this video, I share some of my favorite London Opening traps, tactics, and bits of high-level opening preparation that I have been reluctant to reveal in the past. This video expands on the previous lesson I had with Andrea Botez. Watch the first one here: https://youtu.be/VIIpCCsqePk Be sure to check out @BotezLive on Twitch and YouTube! https://www.twitch.tv/botezlive https://www.youtube.com/botezlive Chapters 0:00 London puzzle warm-up 3:31 Magnus Carlsen's venomous early Ne5 line 17:08 Tricks & Traps in the lesser-known Bb5 line 21:43 Differences between Ne5 and Bb5 lines 23:04 Early Ne5 main line 30:32 How to deal with the annoying Ba6 33:57 Analyzing Andrea's game (early ...Qb6) 41:46 How Hikaru SMASHED a GM's London in 11 moves 49:50 INTERMISSION: Dealing with the ENGLUND GAMBIT 56:51 DESERT: Two rare and off-beat London lines This video was edited by the amazing @JonathanSchrantz! I'm now a chess.com affiliate! Visit https://go.chess.com/imrosen to get a free trial or paid membership of premium features like beginner lessons, unlimited puzzle training, and access to their extensive video library. Signups through the link will support my content! Watch live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen Stream schedule: https://imrosen.com/schedule Support my content: https://www.paypal.me/ericrosenchess Now accepting fan mail! My mailbox address: Eric Rosen 4579 Laclede Ave 205 St. Louis, MO 63108 ♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙ WEBSITE: https://imrosen.com/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen DISCORD: http://bit.ly/2KTDlBK TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2sFmNqa INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2HspaBa LICHESS: https://lichess.org/@/ericrosen CHESS.COM: https://www.chess.com/member/imrosen ♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙ See Eric in the chess documentary Chess State (2015): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/chessstate Chess book recommendations: https://imrosen.com/book-recommendations/ London Opening 8-hour video course: https://www.ichess.net/sale/8020-tactics-london-system-im-eric-rosen-offer/ #chess #ericrosen #londonopening