White prepares the development of the bishop on b2—so far, all his moves are very natural.
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  8. d1d8  8... e8d8 Vachier-Lagrave from time to time still tries to defeat the Berlin Defense with the endgame that so exasperated Kasparov in his 2000 match against Kramnik. At the super-GM level, Black has certainly defended well, but I have the impression that amateur chess players underestimate the difficulty of playing this endgame with Black. 9. h2h3  9... c8d7 [%c_arrow d8c8;keyPressed;none;from;d8;opacity;0.8;to;c8;persistent;false,b7b6;keyPressed;none;from;b7;opacity;0.8;to;b6;persistent;false,c8b7;keyPressed;none;from;c8;opacity;0.8;to;b7;persistent;false] Taking the king to c8 and then playing b6-Kb7 is one of the most combative plans for Black. 10. b1c3  10... h7h6 An important move to prevent Ng5.