1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5  3... g8f6  4. e1g1  4... f6e4  5. d2d4  5... e4d6  6. b5c6  6... d7c6  7. d4e5  7... d6f5 Vachier-Lagrave is one of the few elite grandmasters still trying to break the Berlin by playing the endgame. He is a player with well-defined convictions—for this reason his opening repertoire is predictable, but very well-studied. 8. d1d8  8... e8d8  9. b1c3  9... c8d7 The most classical line, as it was played at the time of the famous match between Kasparov and Kramnik. Lately players have preferred 9...Ke8. 10. h2h3  10... h7h6  11. b2b3  11... b7b6  12. c1b2 