London System against the King’s Indian setup

Summary by Krater

The video covers two main ways for white to play against the King's Indian defense in the London System: 3.Nc3 and 3.e3. It analyzes the resulting positions and provides recommendations on how to handle them.

From the video

Answers: How to play the London System against the King's Indian defense?

• London System against King's Indian
• 3.Nc3 in London System
• 3.e3 in London System
• Transposition to Pirc defense
• Queen's Gambit
• Grunfeld defense
• Modern defense

What it concludes

• 3.Nc3 is an aggressive attempt at a quick kingside attack and can allow a transposition into a Pirc defense with Bf4 for white.
• 3.e3 is more positional and in London System fashion.
• 3.Nc3 and 3.e3 are both sound options for white and should be incorporated into your repertoire.
• After 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e4 d6, 5.Qd22 is the main move to prepare queenside castling and exchange the h6 bishop in modern defenses.