Grandmaster Milos Pavlovic was born in Belgrade in 1964. He has won many chess tournaments worldwide including becoming Yugoslav Champion in 1992. A well-known theoretician, he has published many well-received chess books and numerous articles in a variety of chess magazines. This is his 16th book for Thinkers Publishing.
A chess player today, who had been away from the game the past decade, would be shocked by many of the changes that have occurred. One of the biggest developments has been the use of the London System by the world elite. Formerly only seen in amateur chess and the games of World Championship Challenger Gata Kamsky, the London is now a frequent visitor to top level tournaments and the subject of numerous books, the latest of which is The Modernized London System by Grandmaster Milos Pavlovic. This hefty book of around 250 pages focuses almost exclusively on positions reached after 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 (about 25 pages are devoted to 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4) so those who wish to use the London as a complete system will need to consult another work which covers 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 lines where Black does not commit to an early ...d5. The Modernized London System provides comprehensive coverage for both sides and includes plenty of prose to explain key ideas and point the student in the right direction. Pavlovic is good about pointing out the numerous transpositions that arise in the London System. IM John Donaldson, August 2024.