Tony Miles vs Lothar Schmid (1980)

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Tony Miles vs Lothar Schmid
BBC TV Master Game (1980), ENG, rd 3
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation. Modern Defense (D78) · 1-0

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Dec-20-18		al wazir: Pretty easy.

Dec-20-18		ChessHigherCat: This variant definitely wins: 42. Rh6+ Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ (44. Nf7+ Qxf7 45. Qxf7 wins the queen but it's not as clear cut) Qh7 45. Nf7+ Kg8 46. Qxh7+ Kxh7 47. Nxd8

Dec-20-18		ChessHigherCat: I forgot to mention that if 42...Kg8 43. Qe6+ wins immediately, of course

Dec-20-18		saturn2: I looked at 42. Rh6+ 42...Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Qxh4+ White has 3 pawns for the exchange now which is advantegeous.

Dec-20-18		ChessHigherCat: I just noticed that in my line, 44. Kg8 is a better defense than 44. Qh7, but it's still any easy win for black because with the bishop controlling f8 and the knight controlling f7, black can easily force the queen to h8, play QxN+ and if QxQ white is "royally forked" by Nf7+

Dec-20-18		yadasampati: <al wazir> Pretty indeed, but not easy :-)

Dec-20-18		Tomate: 42.Rh6+ Bxh6 (42..Kg8 43.Qe6+ Kf8 44.Ng6#) 43.Qg6+ Kh8 44.Qxh6+ (better than 44.Nf7+ Qxf7 winning a Q for R+N) 44..Kg8 (44..Qh7 45.Nf7+ Kg8 46.Qxh7+ followed by Nxd8) 45.Qg5+ Kh8 (45..Kh7 46.Qg6+ Kh8 47.Nf7+ wins a Q for a single rook) 46.Qxd8+

Dec-20-18		Walter Glattke: 45.Qg5+ Kh8 46.Nf7+ Qxf7 47.Qxc8+ Kg7 48.Qg5+ (Qxh4 Qf2+ draw) Kh7 49.Qxh5+ 3 p ahead 46.-Kh8?/Kh7? 47.Qh6+ Kg8 48.Qg6# / 45.-Qg7 46.Qc8+ Kh7 47.Qxh4+ winning

Dec-20-18		talwnbe4: 42. Rh6+ (clearance of g6) 42..Kg8 Qe6+ 43. Qf7 Qxf7 mate 42. Rh6+ Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Qg7 Qxd8+ is winning 42. Rh6+ Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Kh8 46. Qxd8+ Qxd8 47. Nf7+ wins 42. Rh6+ Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ Qh7 45. Nf7+ Kg8 46. Qxh7+ Kxh7 47. Nxd8 42. Rh6+ Bxh6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Qg6+ Kh8 Nf7+ forces a queen exhange on f7 winning .. and white can interpose another check picking off the h-pawn in some of the above lines

Dec-20-18		cocker: 44 Nf7+ is maybe not the best, but should also win.

Dec-20-18		1stboard: Lothar Schmid - was the referee at the Spassky - Fischer title match in 1972

Dec-20-18		KingsideBishop: I agree with al, I got this one within a couple of seconds...

Dec-20-18		jayfreeman: <cocker> i also went for 44 Nf7+. also not sure it is the best, but i think it is easier to play this line. at least if you are a person, not stockfish.

Dec-20-18		agb2002: White has two extra pawns. Black threatens hxg3+ and an eventual Bxe5. The white rook blocks Qg6+. Therefore, 42.Rh6+ Bxh6 (42... Kg8 43.Qe6+ and mate next) 43.Qg6+ Kh8 44.Qxh6+ (probably quicker than 44.Nf7+ Qxf7 45.Qxf7 hxg3+): A) 44... Qh7 45.Nf7+ Kg8 46.Qxh7+ Kxh7 47.Nxd8 + - [B+2P]. B) 44... Kg8 45.Qg5+ (45.Qe6+ Kh8 obliges to 46.Qh6+ delaying matters two moves) B.1) 45... Qg7 46.Qxd8+ followed by 47.Qxd5 and Black doesn't seem to have perpetual. B.2) 45... Kh7 46.Qg6+ Kh8 47.Nf7+ Qxf7 48.Qxf7 + - [Q+B+2P vs r+n]. B.3) 45... Kh8 46.Qxd8+ Qxd8 47.Nf7+ and 48.Nxd8 + - [B+2P].

Dec-20-18		WDenayer: Unbelievable. So easy and I didn't find it!

Dec-20-18		landshark: The clearance sacrifice 42.Rh6+ is the way to go - Bxh6 43.Qg6+ wins the Q for a R+B and no compensation, while ....Kg8 43.Qe6+ mates.

Dec-20-18		cormier: 36...Qxc7 is best

Dec-20-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 d 22 dpa 1. + / = (0.46): 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Rd8 16.Qc2 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Rxd5 18.e4 Rd7 19.Rfd1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 c5 21.Rd5 b6 22.a4 Qc6 23.Qc4 Rb8 24.f3 Rc8 25.Rd2 Rf8 26.f4 Rc8 27.h3 Bf8 28.h4 e6 29.Rd1 Kg7 2. + / = (0.49): 14...Ra6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Ba3 Qe6 17.Qd3 Rfa8 18.Nc4 h5 19.Qe3 Qxe3 20.fxe3 a4 21.b4 Ne4 22.Ne5 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Re8 24.Rfd1 c5 25.Rc4 f5 26.exf6 exf6 27.bxc5 f5 28.Bb2 Rb8

Dec-20-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 d 24 dpa done 1. = (0.20): 11...a4 12.bxa4 Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8(T) 14.Ne3 e6 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.a3 Rxa4 17.e3 Re8 18.Ne5 Ra6 19.Qc2 Bf8 20.Red1 Re6 21.Rb1 Bxa3 22.Bf1 Ra4 23.Bb5 Ra5 24.Bc3 Nxe5 25.dxe5 2. = (0.20): 11...Ra6 12.Re1 a4 13.bxa4 Qa8(T)

Dec-20-18		Mayankk: I had 44 Nf7+ unfortunately. It should still win since Black’s pieces are pretty scattered and White’s Queen is right in the middle of all the chaos. But not as clean as 44 Qxh6+.

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