Alexei Shirov: How to crack the Berlin Wall with 5.Re1

The Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6) is a very solid line for Black - so solid that players dubbed it "The Berlin Wall". But Alexei Shirov has some ideas "how to crack the Berlin Wall". Hedinn Steingrimsson liked these ideas - and so did Hou Yifan who used Shirov's recommendations to beat Fabiano Caruana in round 1 of the Grenke Classic.

Impressions from the RTU Open in Riga

Chess Skills: 2011

Alexei Shirov: Books

What are the most common and rarest chess openings? - Quora

GM Alexei Shirov - Guide to the Tkachiev Ruy Lopez

How to crack the Berlin Wall with 5.Re1 - Schachversand Niggemann

KC-Conference with Levon Aronian: Part 2

Livros - Alexei Shirov Na

Gesamtkatalog PC (Party-Games)

Chess Openings by William Aramil - PDF Free Download

My Years With Topalov, PDF, Chess

Spectator columns from 24 March 2001 onwards - with column text