Lysyj/Ovetchkin, Berlin Defence

Igor Lysyj: "In this book Roman Ovetchkin and I have decided to illustrate the theoretical section with model games and thorough analysis of these will undoubtedly help the reader to gain a better grasp of the finer points of this system and orientate himself among the enormous amount of information available."


Contents

Preface

Part 1. Anti-Berlin

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

1. Rarely-Played Moves; 4.Bxc6; 4.Qe2; 4.d4
2. 4.Nc3
3. 4.d3 Bc5. Rarely-Played Moves; 5.Nc3
4. 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6
5. 4.d3 Bc5 5.0-0; 5.c3 0-0. Rarely-Played Moves; 6.Qe2; 6.Bxc6
6. 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 0-0 6.0-0 d6. Rarely-Played Moves; 7.Bg5
7. 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nbd2
8. 4.0-0 Nxe4. Rarely-Played Moves; 5.Qe2; 5.Re1
9. 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6. Rarely-Played Moves; 6.Bg5; 6.dxe5
10. 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5. Rarely-Played Moves; 8.Qe2

Part 2. The Berlin Endgame

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
11. Rarely-Played Moves; 9.Bg5; 9.h3; 9.Rd1; 9.Nbd2
12. 9.Nc3 Ke8 w/o 10.Rd1 and 10.h3
13. 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.Rd1
14. 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5. Rarely-Played Moves; 11.b3; 11.Ne2
15. 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Rd1 Be7 12.g3; 12.Ne4; 12.Ne2
16. 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Bg5
17. 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Bf4