London System, with Be2 (5… c5 6. Be2)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 c5 6. Be2
The London System, with Be2 is a chess opening classified as ECO A48, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 c5 6. Be2. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 6… Qb6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 6… Qb6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng5)
- ECO
- A48
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 c5 6. Be2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Qb6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
10 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 20%, draw 50%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Richard Rapport (2716) – GM Grzegorz Nasuta (2513) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-TUR Super League 2025 · 2025-08-15
- FM Ilia Pisakov (2199) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 0-1 · Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2022 · 2022-09-09
- IM S Aswath (2517) – IM Satria Duta Cahaya (2401) 1-0 · FIDE World Bl Team Pool B · 2026-06-20
- GM Arturs Neiksans (2577) – FM Dawid Janaszak (2333) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early · 2022-02-22
- IM Alexander Kaliksteyn (2389) – IM Bryce Tiglon (2475) 1/2-1/2 · Charlotte Fall GMA 2022 · 2022-11-19
Search all games of the London System, with Be2 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Dimmann (2273) – leandroniels (2266) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
London System (4. e3 d6) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6
More London System, with Be2 lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.