Chess opening London System – part 7 – Trap in Kings Indian Defence Defense

One of the most popular defences to d4 is the King’s Indian. In this video, we see a trapping line  in the London System, if Black plays without careful consideration of the thematic e5. The trap is as follows – 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 OO 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. OO Re8 8. c4 e5? 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5! Nxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bxe5