Answers.Body: <p>With ...e5, Black:</p>
  <ol>
  <li>Opens a diagonal for the c8-bishop, and</li>
  <li>Fights for central control.</li>
  </ol>
  <p>Both of these adhere to chess principles, so planning for ...e5 is a very natural thing for Black.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>My thinking is that Black's long-term problem is being saddled with a bad Bishop, his pawns on white squares limit it's scope so try for Ne7 and hope for the exchange.</p>
  <p>If Black allows BxN the White's Ne5 looks strong.</p>
  <p>The dilemma for Black set by Carlsen: do I risk castling into the open h file, do I plan to castle Q side or do I wait until White makes his intentions re castling clear?</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>e5 would be a mistake here. I get that it frees up the bad bishop but black is going to be left with a worse pawn structure no matter how that plays out. Black's play is on the queenside.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am watching videos about the London system, and one example they use is this game.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Carlsen-Ghaem, Baku 2016&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;&quot;]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bxg3 8. hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 
  </code></pre>
  <p>after 8. ... Qd6, the guy explaining the video says that Black is preparing to move e5, so White moves 9. Bb5 to avoid that. What is Black's plan with that move?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><london-system>
Title: Carlsen - Ghaem, why does Black want to do e5?
ThreadText: # Carlsen - Ghaem, why does Black want to do e5?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-28)
  
  I am watching videos about the London system, and one example they use is this game.
  [Title "Carlsen-Ghaem, Baku 2016"]
  [FEN ""]
  
  1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bxg3 8. hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 
  
  after 8. ... Qd6, the guy explaining the video says that Black is preparing to move e5, so White moves 9. Bb5 to avoid that. What is Black's plan with that move?
  
  **Tags:** opening, london-system
  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-29. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  With ...e5, Black:
  
  1. Opens a diagonal for the c8-bishop, and
  2. Fights for central control.
  
  Both of these adhere to chess principles, so planning for ...e5 is a very natural thing for Black.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-28. Score: 1
  
  My thinking is that Black's long-term problem is being saddled with a bad Bishop, his pawns on white squares limit it's scope so try for Ne7 and hope for the exchange.
  
  If Black allows BxN the White's Ne5 looks strong.
  
  The dilemma for Black set by Carlsen: do I risk castling into the open h file, do I plan to castle Q side or do I wait until White makes his intentions re castling clear?
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-05. Score: 0
  
  e5 would be a mistake here. I get that it frees up the bad bishop but black is going to be left with a worse pawn structure no matter how that plays out. Black's play is on the queenside.
  
  
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