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Anti-Berlin System: 4. d3, Part One
Compiled by Ron
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The move 4. d3 is a response to the Ruy Lopez, Berlin Variation that goes back to the 19th Century. Some of the players who successfully employed it include great figures such as Anderssen, Blackburne, Steinitz, Duras. This is Part One of a collection of games from the 19th Century going into 21st.

Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1862
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1862 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1862 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs W Chinnery, 1862  
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

E Schallopp vs Anderssen, 1864 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Gohle / Schallopp vs G Neumann, 1864
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

V Knorre vs G Neumann, 1864 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

E von Schmidt vs M Lange, 1865 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1866 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1868 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs A Alexander, 1869 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Paulsen vs S Rosenthal, 1870 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1877 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Englisch vs F Riemann, 1879 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 70 moves, 1-0

S Rosenthal vs Zukertort, 1880 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Englisch vs J Noa, 1882 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

S Rosenthal vs Chigorin, 1883 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 69 moves, 1-0

S Rosenthal vs J Mortimer, 1883 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Englisch vs J Mortimer, 1883
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

J Noa vs S Rosenthal, 1883
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 61 moves, 1-0

J Noa vs J Mortimer, 1883 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs V Hruby, 1883  
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

J Berger vs Zukertort, 1887
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

M Weiss vs von Bardeleben, 1887 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

M Weiss vs D Martinez, 1889 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

J Berger vs P Gaspary, 1889 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Englisch vs Albin, 1890 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs Albin, 1892
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 71 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Lasker vs H Helms, 1893 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs S Rocamora, 1894 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Pillsbury, 1898 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs L Didier, 1900 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs M Billecard, 1900 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 61 moves, 1-0

Duras vs J Esser, 1905
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Duras vs P Leonhardt, 1905
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Duras vs G Oskam, 1905
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Duras vs H Wolf, 1906 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Duras vs P Leonhardt, 1906 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Duras vs H Wolf, 1907 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Duras vs H Suechting, 1908 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Duras vs Salwe, 1911
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

Duras vs Burn, 1911 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs Euwe, 1921
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs S Llavandero, 1958 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

A Bannik vs M Usachy, 1960
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Vasiukov vs E Book, 1966 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Pachman, 1967
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Lutikov vs Y M Nikitin, 1969 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

O Katzkova vs M Litynska, 1968
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

G Kuzmin vs A Lein, 1972
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

L Gilden vs A Bisguier, 1974
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 61 moves, 0-1

V Ciocaltea vs A Savic, 1976
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

A Ivanov vs Vladimirov, 1978
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

B Ivanovic vs T Ghitescu, 1979
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Romanishin vs J L Fernandez Garcia, 1983
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Kupreichik vs M Jadoul, 1988
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs M Morgenbesser, 1988
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Sax vs E Torre, 1989 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Tseshkovsky vs Pachman, 1989
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

J Seret vs G Andruet, 1989 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs A Bisguier, 1990
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs B Finegold, 1990 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 67 moves, 1-0

Short vs Gulko, 1990 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Yurtaev vs C Ionescu, 1990 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Kupreichik vs E Hoeksema, 1993
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

J Waitzkin vs P Moulin, 1993
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Kupreichik vs F Levin, 1995
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

K Spraggett vs J Eslon, 1995
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

Adams vs Dautov, 1996
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

P Wolff vs S Polgar, 1996
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs J Votava, 1997
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

M Wahls vs H Bastian, 1997
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Dolmatov vs Korchnoi, 1999
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

T Gelashvili vs A Antoniou, 1999 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

A Kovalev vs K Mokry, 1999
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Kharlov vs S Crouan, 1999
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

V Golod vs F Levin, 1999
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Y Rantanen vs S Henriksson, 2000
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

T Gelashvili vs M van Delft, 2000
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

E van den Doel vs H Jonkman, 2000
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs C Bauer, 2000 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Smagin vs J Fleck, 2000
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs R Schlindwein, 2000 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

M Palac vs B Rogulj, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

O Organdziev vs M Mitkov, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

A Praznik vs F Rodman, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Y Hernandez Estevez vs F de la Paz Perdomo, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Fedorchuk vs S Ovsejevitsch, 2001 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Predojevic vs J Arroyo Lizano, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

J Gallagher vs K Haznedaroglu, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

C Bauer vs T Markowski, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

A Kovacevic vs G Timoscenko, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

A Cherniaev vs M Ferguson, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

A Shchekachev vs C Marcelin, 2001
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

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