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Tony Miles vs Vladimir Kramnik
London PCA-Intel GP (1995) (rapid), London ENG, rd 1, Sep-??
Queen Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.Nf3 was played in D Andreikin vs Dreev, 2013 (1-0)6...Nd7 was played in A Chernin vs Kramnik, 1995 (0-1)better is 7...Bf5 8.Nc3 Nd7 9.Bg3 Ngf6 10.Nf3 Nh5 11.Be5 f6 = -0.45 (26 ply)= +0.09 (27 ply)better is 14.b4 Bf5 15.Qb3 Nc8 16.b5 Qa5 17.Rac1 Ncb6 18.h3 Rac8 = +0.40 (20 ply)= -0.17 (28 ply) after 14...Bf5 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Nc8 17.Na4 Qd8 18.Nc5 Nd6 20.Qa4 Qe7 21.Kg1 Ra8 22.Qc2 Bh5 23.Rfe1 Rad8 24.h3 Bg6 = +0.16 (23 ply) 20...b6 21.Na6 Ne6 22.Nb3 Rc8 23.Rc1 Bf5 24.Bxf5 Nxf5 ⩱ -0.65 (22 ply)= +0.26 (20 ply) after 21.Nf3 Qh5 22.Rc1 Nd7 23.Kg1 Nf6 24.a3 Nfe4 25.Bxe4 dxe4 better is 40.Qh4 Nf5 41.Qg5 Nd6 42.Qh4 = 0.00 (26 ply)better is 40...g5 41.g3 Qh7 42.Qg2 Rd8 43.Rb2 Kg7 44.Kh2 Re6 45.Qf3 ⩱ -0.51 (21 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply) after 41.Nd3 Re8 42.Nc5 Re7 43.Nd3better is 44...g4 45.hxg4 f6 46.Nxc6 bxc6 47.gxh5 Qg5 48.Rxc6 Rxh5 = -0.39 (29 ply)= +0.25 (22 ply) 46...Qg6 47.Qe2 g4 48.Qxa6 gxh3 49.Qc8+ Kh7 50.Qxh3 Ng5 = 0.00 (29 ply)better is 47.Rxa6 Kg7 48.Qf5 Rh8 49.Rcc6 h4 50.g4 Rd8 51.b5 Rb8 ⩲ +1.21 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (25 ply) after 47...a5 48.bxa5 Kg7 49.a6 Rh8 50.Rb6 Rd7 51.Rcc6 h4 52.g3 better is 49...Rf8 50.Rc2 h4 51.Rcc6 Qh5 52.Qg4 Qxg4 53.hxg4 Nd2 = +0.36 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (27 ply) 51.a5 Nd6 52.Qf3 Qg6 53.Qxd5 Qb1+ 54.Kh2 Qxb5 55.Qxb5 ⩲ +1.37 (27 ply) 51...h4 52.Rec6 Qg6 53.Qxg6+ Kxg6 54.a5 Rf7 55.f3 Nd2 ⩲ +0.60 (26 ply) ± +2.10 (28 ply)better is 54.Qb1 Nc4 55.b6 Rd7 56.Rc5 Rb7 57.a5 Qe6 58.Qb5 Nxa5 ± +2.03 (30 ply)better is 54...Qg6 55.e4 Qxe4 56.Qxe4 Nxe4 57.b6 Nd6 58.a5 Ra8 ⩲ +1.35 (27 ply) ± +2.07 (30 ply) 58.Kh2 gxh3 59.gxh3 Rb7 60.Qxd5 Nxb6 61.Qg2+ Kh6 62.a5 ± +2.05 (26 ply)= +0.35 (28 ply) 59...Rb7 60.Qxd5 Nxe3 61.Qc5 Qe4 62.fxe3 Qxe3+ 63.Kf1 = +0.50 (30 ply) ± +2.32 (30 ply) 60...Kg6 61.Rg8+ Kh5 62.Qd3 Qh7 63.Qxh7+ Rxh7 64.a5 Nc4 ± +2.19 (29 ply)+- +12.52 (34 ply); 61...Qxd7 62.Rc7 Qf7 63.Rxf7+ Kxf7 64.b7 f5 65.b8=Q Nf3+ +- +56.40 (33 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-21-04  Hinchliffe: Nice one Tony Miles. May you rest in peace.
Nov-26-04  cade: A brilliant game from Miles. I love positional sacrifices.
Nov-26-04  Minor Piece Activity: I like Miles' hilarious way of avoiding double pawns. The maneuvers between 24 and 28 are nice.
Apr-16-05  WorldChampeen: Another game leaving Miles indelible mark of creativity and originality.
Apr-16-05  Poisonpawns: Miles vs Kramnik, 1989
chk this one out also,it is an awsome game
Apr-14-06  gunnar373: What a game by Miles, shame he died just at 46. Rest in peace.
Mar-23-07  Monoceros: 45. Nxc6 is surely an odd way to carry out a minority attack.
Feb-01-09  WhiteRook48: 2. Bg5, maybe White doesn't like old openings
Feb-05-09  WhiteRook48: where did Kramnik make his mistake?
Feb-06-09  WhiteRook48: nice trick
Jan-20-12  whiteshark: "One of his most memorable latter day triumphs was at the Intel World Grand Prix, London 1995, playing against a young Vladimir Kramnik.

The younger Kramnik was not yet World Champion, but still a world’s top-ten player and the clear favourite to win. True to form, in the first game, Miles chose a less than orthodox opening, the pseudo-Trompowsky <1.d4 d5 2.Bg5>, but turned in a fine performance, making a positional knight sacrifice and later a queen sacrifice which forced Kramnik’s resignation.

However, Kramnik levelled in the second game Kramnik vs Miles, 1995, resulting in a blitz play-off in which Miles needed to hold the draw as Black to go through to the next round, but in which he had only four minutes on the clock to Kramnik’s five.

Miles made 25 moves alone in the first minute and in the time-scramble held on for the draw to go through, upon which he stood up and punched the air in delight like a football player to the cheers of an ecstatic audience." Kramnik vs Miles, 1995

Source: http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/ches...

Jan-20-12  AlphaMale: Yes, I saw this live. Spoke briefly to Tony just after the game.
Aug-13-12  Tired Tim: Nice game ... reminiscent of his 1973 game against Bisguier where he lets a piece go for pawns and a wrecked black position
May-27-15
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  Richard Taylor: Great game by Tony Miles. Interesting play from a relatively rare opening. Good sac on c6. Kramnik couldn't sac on e3 as White can dodge out the way I think.

Good finish.

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