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Bernal: The Berlin Defence Unraveled Strategie Maksimovic has played in theA Straightforward Guide for Black and White The Berlin Defence has been a highly popular opening in top level chess ever since Vladimir Kramnik famously used it in the 2000 World Championship match to wrest the title from Garry Kasparov. Club players often hesitate to include 'the Berlin' in their repertoire because they see the typical Berlin Wall endgame as complex and daunting. International Master Luis Bernal has unraveled the Berlin and made it