1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. g1f3  2... d7d5  3. c1f4 The good, old London System. Innocent in appearance, dangerous in essence. One day, the chess world will recognize its true value. Until then, my job as a commentator is to criticize it every time it is played. 3... e7e6  4. e2e3  4... f8d6  5. b1d2  5... e8g8  6. c2c3  6... c7c5  7. f1d3  7... b7b6  8. f4d6 Other moves are possible: 8... d8d6  9. f3e5  9... c8a6 [%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 10. d3c2 [%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] An aggressive and double-edged move. White keeps the dangerous bishop on the board, pointing at Black's king. This, however, comes at a cost: Black's a6-bishop is also very powerful and hinders White's ability to castle kingside. 10... f6d7 [%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Black decides to close the opponent's bishop diagonal with f7-f5, but this is not the best plan. 11. f2f4  11... f7f5  12. d1h5 The queen is not so useful on h5. 12... c5d4 The change in the pawn structure helps White. It's better to keep the tension and move the knight to c6 immediately. 13. e3d4  13... b8c6  14. e5d7  14... d6d7  15. d2f3 [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This gives Black a tactical opportunity to improve his bishop. 15... a8c8 [%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]