GM Repertoire: The Berlin Defence

Status for Berlin-forsvaret 3...Sf6 mot Spansk per høsten 2021, sympatisk servert som et repertoar for svart av toppspilleren Michael Roiz som har vist sin klasse også med flere sterke åpningsbøker.

Forlagets egen omtale:

Every player who meets 1.e4 with 1...e5 needs a reliable response to the Ruy Lopez, and The Berlin Defence is an ideal solution. Ever since Vladimir Kramnik used the Berlin to shut down Garry Kasparov’s best efforts in their 2000 World Championship match, practically all of the world’s top players have successfully incorporated the “Berlin Wall” into their repertoires.

GM Michael Roiz presents a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6, offering top-class antidotes to anything White may try. From the famous Endgame Variation to recently fashionable tries such as 4.d3, Roiz combines cutting-edge analysis with insightful positional guidance.

Grandmaster Michael Roiz reached the top 40 in the world. He has won Olympiad Team Silver for Israel, as well as many tournaments over the years. In recent years he has focused more on seconding elite grandmasters in top tournaments such as the Candidates and so far one World Championship match.

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005 Preface

006 Bibliography

007 Introduction

Berlin Endgame

011 1) 9.Nc3

039 2) 9.Rd1+

053 3) 9.h3!?

Avoiding the Endgame

077 4) 5.d4 Nd6 Sidelines

093 5) 5.De2 & 5.Re1

Closed System

115 6) 5.c3

141 7) Other 5th Moves

Other Lines

179 8) 4.Nc3

207 9) Sidelines

219 Variation Index