The London is boring? · Road to 2500, Game 40

People often say that the London is a boring opening. This game ought to change their minds.

These are the stats after 40 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2274 (+23)
Current score: W 18, L 12, D 8, C 2
Games with Black pieces: 21
Games with White pieces: 19
Days left: 423
Rating: 2268/2500

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[crugy]

The London doesn’t lead to positions that are necessarily boring, it’s just boring to reach the same positions all the time!

[onniruusunen]

at 30:40 does rxg7, kxg7 qg1, just win a bishop?

[Jokarix]

So many chances to win the game for both players so the draw seems to be the logical result, crazy😎

[francescovanspronsen]

I like your videos whether you win or not. Thank you!

[Silvergrooves]

My chess tactics are a bit rusty, but at 36:48 it seems like Bxf7! should work no?
Kxf7 -> Royal pin where you get a pawn and a queen for your rook and bishop.
Qxf7 would give up the e1 rook with no weakness for black to exploit as far as I can see (so up the exchange in a good position)
Kg7 falls to the cute Re8.

[thinboxdictator]

London is considered by many (including me) as boring, because majority of people who play it are boring.
because some people think it's good to teach beginners "how not to lose in 4 moves" instead of "how to play chess".

[yon_chess]

I was crying out for Rxg7. God that would have been a great sacrifice. Great game nonetheless

[AcVinicious]

Stjepan. My oppinnion got reinforced by this! Also, is the london not a version of the slav where the side playing it got virtually no downside ( because white is a tempo ahead ).

[Banito]

You going through the entire opening thinking that you are winning when you are slightly worse is quite wild (by the time you played Qa5 I think you repeated dozens of time that this has to be good for you when it just.. well, wasn't)

[williamblake]

Yes, but you are so great, at times you can make it less boring.