1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c1f4  2... g8f6  3. g1f3  3... c7c5  4. e2e3  4... e7e6  5. b1d2  5... d8b6  6. a1b1 This position has been tested in several games of strong grandmasters in 2023. 6... c8d7 Black's plan is to exchange bishops with ...Bb5, a very common plan in the French Defense that is carried over to the London System. It was not easy, but I managed to find something in common between these two variations. 7. c2c3 