Romero/De Prado: The Agile London System Holz and The Berlin Defence is

and The Berlin Defence is an ideal solution

Figure play: maneuvers and exchanges

in ways that avoid excessive complications

which is consistently geared to the needs of players with a rating of up to about 2100

leaving c3 free for the other knight

Romero/De Prado: The Agile London System Holz and The Berlin Defence isA Solid but Dynamic Chess Opening Choice for White It is not difficult to understand why the London System is such a popular chess opening with club players all over the world. Against virtually every Black defence after 1. d4 it offers White an easy to learn and reliable set of lines with interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding tons of opening theory. Lately an increasing number of Grandmasters such as