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It is notoriously difficult for White to prove any advantage against Black's solid set-up

Chapter 21 - Instructive Berlin positions

liebevoll ausgewählt und ideal zum Lernen

Over a number of years I have played various different lines of the opening with both colours and analysed it both individually and in cooperation with many well-known grandmasters

plans and tactical motifs

Utterberg: De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834: The Eighty-Five Games of Their Six Chess Matches CbAccount_required false It is notoriously difficult forThe meeting of Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell at London's Westminster Chess Club in 1834 was notable for a number of reasons. Hard earned reputations were zealously protected, and masters of equal standing had seldom faced each other on even terms. The chess world was watching closely, but it was the actions of spectator William Greenwood Walker, who recorded each move of the 85 games, that has had the greatest impact.