Rubinstein and the Tarrasch - Chess Lecture - Volume 122 Back to School The Berlin Defence has been

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

The play is strategically complex

Tigran Petrosian was World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969

and remains a very strong Grandmaster today at over 2640 FIDE

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Rubinstein and the Tarrasch - Chess Lecture - Volume 122 Back to School The Berlin Defence has beenPresented by International Master Bill Paschall for ChessLecture. com Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein (1880 1961) was a Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. In his youth, he astonished the chess world, defeating many famous players, including Capablanca and Schlecthter. . Rubinstein originated the Rubinstein System against the Tarrasch Defense variation of the Queens Gambit Declined. See Rubsinstein employ his system in games