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Tony Miles vs Klaus Berg
Aarhus Sommerskak GM (1993), Aarhus DEN, rd 9
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31)  ·  1/2-1/2

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1/2-1/2

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May-06-25  Straclonoor:


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So, here is 7-pieces ending won for black.

<48....Nxf3+ 49.Kg3 Nd4 50.Kf2 Kf6 51.Ke3 Ke6 52.Bh7 Nf5+ 53.Kd3 Nd6!! (only move to win) 54.Bg8+ Kd7 55.Bd5 Kc7 56.Ke3 Kb6 57.Kd3 Kc5 58.Be6 Nb5 59.Ke4 Kd6 60.Bg8 Nc3+ 61.Kd3 Kc5! (only move to win) 62.Bf7 Nb5 63.Bg8 Nd6 64.Be6 Nb7 65.Bg8 Na5 66. Ke4 Kd6 67.Kd3 Ke7 68.Ke4 Kf6??>

Wins only backtrack - 68....Kd6!! 69.Kd3 Kc5 70.Ke4 Nc4 71.Kd3 Nd6 72.Be6 Kb5 73.Bd7+ Ka5 74.Bc6 Nb5 75.Bd5 Ka4 76.Kc2 Ka3 77.Kd3 Nd6 78.Kc2 e4 79.Bb3 e3 80.Bd5 e2 81.Kd2 Nb5!! (only move to win) 82.Bc4 Nc3 83.Bd3 b3 84.Bf5 b2 85.Ke1 Ka2 86.Be6+ Ka1 87.Bf5 b1Q+ 88.Bxb1 Kxb1 89.Kd2 Kb2 90.Ke1 Kc2 91.Kf2 Kd2 92.Kf3 e1Q 93.Kf4 Qe6 94.Kf3 Qf5+ 95.Kg3 Ne4+ 96.Kg2 Qf2+ 97.Kh3 Qg3#

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May-06-25
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  moronovich: There is a sad story connected with this game.

My friend, Klaus Berg, would have achieved the third and final GM-norm if he had converted the win. But he failed and never accomplished the third an final norm ):

Chess is a cruel game.

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