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Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense 100% accuracy

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learningthemoves

MSC157

Ng4, hahaha :)

varelse1

What was your opponents rating, out of curiosity?

learningthemoves

Yes, lol :) the Ng4 is the Fishing Pole variation where black is hoping to provoke 5.h3 and follow with ..h5 to offer the sacrifice of the knight and recapture with the h pawn to open the h file for the black queen and rook to feast on white's king.

There is only one game in the masters database with C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense Fishing Pole variation and it ended in a draw.

http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/C65_Spanish_Game_Berlin_Defense_Fishing_Pole_Variation

 

That's a good question VarElse1. It was a blitz game so I think closer to 1400 before our game and closer to 1350 after it.