INDEX OF VARIATIONS
1) Berlin defence: [Game Nos. 1-24]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4
5.d4 Nd6 ( Main line) 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 ; 6. dxe5 ; 6. Bg5 ;
2) Birds defence: [Game Nos. 24- 32]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
a) 4.Nxd4 (Main line) exd4 5.0–0 ; 5. Bc4 ; b) 4. Bc4
3) Steinitz defence: [Game Nos. 33 – 38]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 / exd4 ; 4. 0-0 .
4) Steinitz defence deferred: [Game Nos. 39 – 56]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.d4 b5 6.Bb3
5) Schlieman defence & Delayed schlieman defence
[Game Nos. 57 -69 ]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 ; and 3… a6 4.Ba4 f5
6) Classical defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.0–0 ; 4. c3
7) Arkengelsk variation: [ Game Nos. 70 – 76]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5
8) Smyslov defence [ Game Nos. 77 -95 ]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 g6 ; 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
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