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London System, with Be2
Overview
London System, with Be2 is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A48.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of London System, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, London System, with Be2.
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- ECO code
- A48
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- London System
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
682,813 games · White 49.5% / Draw 6.0% / Black 44.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 472,844 | |
| Nbd7 | 66,063 | |
| Nh5 | 35,624 | |
| Nc6 | 25,975 | |
| Bg4 | 17,378 | |
| c6 | 16,255 | |
| b6 | 12,983 | |
| c5 | 9,460 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:57:51
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