| May-08-06 | | cantdropwontstop: 18...Rag8? The wrong rook!
Yet who would expect 21 Nxd5+!! -
lightning out of a clear sky sacrifice! |
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Jan-31-11
 | | wordfunph: Miles-Bisguier
after 20.Ne3
click for larger viewbased on Chess Life & Review 1973, Miles offered a draw in this position but Bisguier declined. Bisguier said later, "I would have taken the draw." 1-0 |
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Nov-14-11
 | | sevenseaman: A good confident game by Miles. Semi-sound, tempo-winning
sac with White vaguely hopeful of P promotion. To think
Bisguier declined the draw offer!
37. Rh6 (1-0)!
37... Kg8 38. Rf8+ Rxf8 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. exf8=Q+ Rg8 41. Qh6# |
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Nov-14-11
 | | PaulLovric: so whats the pun mean today ? |
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| Nov-14-11 | | weary willy: "It's only me" is an anagram of "Tony Miles" and one of Tony's handles on the Internet Chess Club. "Tony Miles: It's only me" is the title of a book about England's first OTB Grandmaster, complied by Geoff Lawton. Whilst GM Keene's book may be technically better, the Lawton book lets Tony's humanity - and the genuine affection of those that knew him - shine through. I was a near-contemporary of Miles, went to the same school and palyed in the same rugby team. I had the privilege of watching this game being played. One of the first games that announced Tony as a contender. |
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| Nov-14-11 | | Oceanlake: On move 16, White is completely developed while Black has two sitting rooks and a king in the way. So, why the wing attack? |
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Nov-14-11
| | PaulLovric: thanks <weary willy> |
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| Nov-14-11 | | rilkefan: At a depth of 30 (2.4 Gnodes) stockfish thinks black is up by 0.7 after Nxd5 (which it thinks is the main line after Nh4). It much prefers 22...Bb4 to ...b6. After 23.Re4 Ke6 24.Rb5 Be7 25.Rxb7 Ng6 it's continuing (28, 1.9G) to like the N vs 3 connected passed pawn endgame, which frankly I find scary. |
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Nov-14-11
 | | Shams: I don't understand <wordfunph>'s comment below. If Bisguier would have taken a draw, why didn't he? |
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| Nov-14-11 | | rilkefan: I assumed "would" is a typo for "should". |
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| Nov-14-11 | | AnalyzeThis: The game is courageous play on Miles' part, because Bisquier was a great expert on this defense. During the game, Miles might have been concerned that the position would have been something Bisguier had studied before the game in home analysis - but he played his courageous attack anyway. |
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Nov-14-11
 | | HeMateMe: <sevenseaman> black can instead play 40...K-h7 and it's not an immediate mate, but he still has a lost game. |
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| Nov-14-11 | | LIFE Master AJ: Nice game by Tony ... |
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Nov-14-11
 | | Eduardo Bermudez: Tony Miles, 100% chess !! |
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| Nov-14-11 | | knighterrant999: Why does it seem Bisguier is on the losing end of every illustrative game in which he is represented? |
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Nov-14-11
 | | kevin86: What happens after black counters exf8=Q with Kh7! (?) |
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| Nov-14-11 | | LIFE Master AJ: No chance for Bisguier in the end.
(Not after 37. h6+!)
click for larger view37.Rh6+! Kg8; 38.Rf8+! Rxf8;
Black had to capture ... otherwise it would be mate. 39.Rh8+! Kxh8; 40.exf8Q+ Kh7; 41.Qe8! Nf5; 42.Qxh5+ Kg8; 43.Qe8+ Kh7; 44.Qe4 Rf7;
45.g4, "  " 1-0
click for larger viewThe final evaluation of Fritz is that White is winning by over 20 points! |
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Nov-14-11
 | | rogl: <kevin86: What happens after black counters exf8=Q with Kh7! (?)> White has a queen for a rook and a knight plus four pawns so he is clearly winning. He must be careful though so he doesn't play a move like 41. d6??. At first sight this might look like a good move since black will lose his knight if he takes the pawn with 41... xc2. However, black will play 41...f5! 
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this threatens white's queen and the perpetual g3+  h2 f1+ h1 etc, and black will get a draw. |
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| Nov-14-11 | | cunctatorg: Well, it is true that the late Anthony Miles was amazingly gifted, extraordinarily resourceful!! Many gems by Miles have I seen, more and more amazing are left for me! |
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Nov-14-11
 | | NM JRousselle: What happens after 22... Bb4, hitting the rook? The idea is to gain time for Ke6, preventing White's e6. White can get 3 pawns for the piece, but Black's g4 is looming. Can White claim advantage after 22... Bb4? |
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| Nov-14-11 | | sfm: 'Tony Miles' is good for anagrams, which can be seen on http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagra... |
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| Nov-15-11 | | rilkefan: <<NM JRousselle:> Can White claim advantage after 22... Bb4?> See above for stockfish's opinion.
I followed up a few hours of computer time and didn't find lines where white avoids the loss of qside pawns and/or kside pawns and a growing disadvantage. |
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| Aug-13-12 | | Tired Tim: 37? Thursday puzzle |
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