Masterful combination by Aronian vs Matlakov: all pieces are attacked

Описание: These two players have rich history from 2017 when Levon Aronian won in forth round of World Cup. Maxim gave a big fight and lost only in blitz section. Aronian chose London system which is not surprise for anyone today: it is played on every level. Very nice combination in the center gave Matlakov Queen against rook and two pieces. White was dominating the game, however time trouble has been inevitable since then.
Aronian, Levon - Matlakov, Maxim
World Blitz Championship 2019 round 16
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 h6 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Bxd6 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxf2 17. Rd2 Qb6 18. Bxb8 Qa5 19. Bd6 Re8 20. Ba3 f5 21. Bc2 e5 22. Re1 e4 23. Nd4 e3 24. Rde2 f4 25. g3 Bg4 26. gxf4 Bxe2 27. Rxe2 Qh5 28. f5 Qg4 29. Bd3 Rd8 30. Rxe3 Qf4 31. Kd2 Qxh2+ 32. Re2 Qf4+ 33. Kc2 Rc8 34. Ne6 Qf3 35. Bd6 b5 36. Be5 b4 37. Bxg7 bxc3 38. Bxc3 h5 39. Ng5 Qd5 40. Ne4 Kf7 41. Rg2 Kf8 42. Rg5 Rd8 43. Rg3 h4 44. Rf3 Qxa2 45. Bb4+ Kf7 46. Ng5+ Kf6 47. Ne4+ Kf7 48. Nc3 Rc8 49. Re3 Qa4+ 50. Kb1 Qxb4 51. Nd5 Qd4 52. Re7+ Kf8 53. Be4 Qxd5 0-1

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The first ever game recorded in a London ECO code (A46, A48 or D02) is Mason-Blackburne in London, 1883, roughly two players of grandmaster strength. Blackburne must have thought that the opening carried merit and became a major exponent over the next few years.

The tournament that was thought to have put the London System in the public eye was the 1922 London BCF Congress. This was an elite tournament won by reigning World Champion José Raúl Capablanca with an undefeated 13/15 (with four draws). In the game below, we will see a clash between two future world champions from the same tournament. (In fact, they were the next two world champions!)

The London involves the moves: d4, Nf3, Bf4 and e3. Unlike the Colle System, White develops his dark-squared bishop outside of the pawn chain. His next few moves will change depending on the set-up that Black chooses. In general, White has two approaches

Black plays …c7-c5 and White responds c2-c3. White will later develop Nbd2;
Black does not play …c7-c5 and White hits with c2-c4. White will generally later develop with Nc3.

In both cases, either before or after White moves his c-pawn, he will also develop his light-squared bishop to e2 or d3. Normally if Black may play…e7-e5 in the future, White will place his bishop on e2 in order to avoid a potential fork if Black plays …e5-e4.

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