The Berlin Defence or Berlin Variation may refer to variations in at least two chess openings.
- The Berlin Defence of the Bishop's Opening
- The Berlin Defence of the Ruy Lopez
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“I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.”
—Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
“To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defence against that hardship. This is what is meant by accepting suffering.... Those who, by their very nature, can suffer completely, utterly, have an advantage. That is how we can disarm the power of suffering, make it our own creation, our own choice; submit to it. A justification for suicide.”
—Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)