Author: K. Burcham
Date: 13:03:24 10/04/02
If the Berlin Defense draws for black, when both sides play flawless, then why is this opening in DF7 book for such important game? Why doesnt DF7 book play a variation that favours white? who is author of DF7 book? here are two previously played games with white winning with Berlin Defense after 9...h6. white wins from this position. [D] r1bk1b1r/ppp2pp1/2p4p/4Pn2/8/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, G"] [Black "Kramnik, V"] [Round "10"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2827"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1. 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 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Ke8 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. e6 Nxe6 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nf5 Rh7 19. Bf6 Rc8 20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. Nxg7+ Rxg7 22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Nxd7 Rd8 24. Ne5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nf4 26. Kh1 Rg5 27. Ng4 Rd5 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Nxh6 Rd2 30. Re5 Rxf2 31. Rf5 Kg7 32. Ng4 Rxg2 33. Rxf4 Rxc2 34. Rf2 Rc3 35. Kg2 b5 36. h4 c4 37. h5 cxb3 38. axb3 Rc5 39. h6+ Kf8 40. Nf6 Rg5+ 41. Kh1 1-0 [Event "Cat. 19"] [Site "Dos Hermanas ESP"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [White "Adams, M"] [Black "Korchnoi, V"] [Round "3"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2673"] [ECO "C67"] 1. 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 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Bb4 12. Ne2 Be7 13. b3 h5 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bf4 Nd6 17. c4 Kf7 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bh7 20. Re1 Ne8 21. Rcd1 Bd6 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Rd2 Ng7 24. Rxd6 Rhd8 25. Red1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27. Rd2 a5 28. a3 a4 29. b4 b6 30. Nd4 c5 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Nb5 Bg8 33. Ne4 Bxc4 34. Nbd6 Be6 35. Nxc5 Rb8 36. Nxe6 Kxe6 37. Ne4 Ke5 38. Nc5 Ra8 39. Rd7 Nf5 40. g3 Nd6 41. f4+ Kd5 42. Nb7 Kc6 43. Rxd6+ Kxb7 44. Rd4 Kc6 45. g4 h4 46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Ke3 Kc5 48. Rxa4 Rb3+ 49. Ke4 Rxh3 50. Ra6 Rg3 51. Kf5 h3 52. Rxf6 Rxa3 53. Rh6 Kd4 54. g5 Rg3 55. g6 Ke3 56. Ke5 1-0 kburcham
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