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Berlin Defense
You play Black · 23 variations
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 10
- Berlin Defense, Berlin WallC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd79 moves
- Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nd4 Ne6 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c513 moves
- Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+5 moves
- Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Duras VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c45 moves
- Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Kaufmann VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be35 moves
- Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d34 moves
- Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer TrapC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c65 moves
- Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Westerinen LineC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne47 moves
- Berlin Defense, l'Hermet VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd65 moves
- Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein VariationC661. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg57 moves
Other variations · 13
- Berlin Defense, Pillsbury VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. b39 moves
- Berlin Defense, Winawer AttackC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd49 moves
- Berlin Defense, Zukertort VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. c49 moves
- Berlin Defense, Cordel VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nf58 moves
- Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter VariationC661. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc67 moves
- Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf VariationC661. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd46 moves
- Berlin Defense, Trifunovic VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d56 moves
- Berlin Defense, Minckwitz VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe56 moves
- Berlin Defense, Rosenthal VariationC671. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a65 moves
- Berlin Defense, Nyholm AttackC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O5 moves
- Berlin Defense, Beverwijk VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc54 moves
- Berlin Defense, Fishing Pole VariationC651. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng44 moves
- Berlin Defense, Tarrasch TrapC661. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O7 moves