Same story. Play 1...d6, 2...Nf6, 3...g6. White’s attempt to hypermodernize fails because you are hypermodernizing right back.
Key PDF Sample Line:
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 O-O 6.Bh6 c6 7.h3 b5 – Black has a comfortable advantage.
Since the London System (1.d4, 2.Bf4) is the most popular amateur opening, any "play 1...d6 against everything pdf" must cover it. Here is a preview: play 1...d6 against everything pdf
White: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.e3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O Now, the PDF says: "Do not play ...c5 immediately. Play 6...Nbd7! then 7.c3 (if White plays c4, you play ...c5) 7...e5! striking the center."
Result: After 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg3, Black has a 100% safe game with ...Qe7 and ...Rd8. White’s London bishop is completely useless on g3.
A good PDF includes traps. For example: The Pirc Trap: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.e5?! dxe5 7.fxe5 Nd5 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.c3? Bg4! and White loses the queen. Same story
You might watch a 20-minute YouTube video on the Pirc Defense, but you will forget 90% of it by tomorrow. A "play 1...d6 against everything pdf" is superior because:
After 1.d4 d6, White usually plays 2.c4 or 2.Nf3. You will play 2...Nf6, followed by 3...g6 and 3...Bg7. You transpose almost immediately into a King's Indian Defense, but a specific version where your d-pawn is already on d6 (saving a tempo in some lines).
If you are downloading a PDF, do not settle for a 2-page cheat sheet. A serious repertoire requires detail. Here are the five critical sections your PDF must include to be useful. Since the London System (1
vs 1.c4 – 1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 e5 (transposes to King’s English reversed)
vs 1.Nf3 – 1.Nf3 d6 2.c4 e5 (same idea)
Always return to the same setup:
...d6, ...Nf6, ...g6, ...Bg7, ...0-0, ...Nbd7, ...Re8, ...a6, ...b5 (if possible).