Wednesday, April 02, 2014

BCC HOSTS MEGA-TOURNAMENT: "TONY MILES MEMORIAL" // SATURDAY // APRIL 5th // $1,000 PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED !! // 4SS // 60/SD //

TONY MILES MEMORIAL 4SS 60/SD
GM Tony Miles (1955 - 2001)
$1,000 PRIZE FUND 
GUARANTEED
FOREVER whitty!
Anatoly Karpov v Tony Miles
Skara, Sweden [European Team Chess Championship] 1980  B00
1. e4  a6 . 2. d4  b5  3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Qe2 e6 6. a4 c5 !? 7. dxc5  Bxc5  8. Nbd2  b4 9. e5  Nd5 10. Ne4 Be7 11. O-O Nc6 ! 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. c4 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nb4 ! = 16. Bxb4  Bxb4 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Be4  O-O ! 19. Ng5 !?  h6 20. Bh7 ?! [Bxb7 Qxb7 21 Qe4 =] 20... Kh8 21. Bb1 Be7 22. Ne4  Rac8 23. Qd3 ??  Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxb2 25. Re1 ? [25 Rc7 Rc8, ...g6 and ...Bc6; 25 Rd1 g6 26 Qxd7 Rd8] 25... Qxe5 . 26. Qxd7 Bb4 27. Re3 Qd5 winning for black. 28. Qxd5 Bxd5 29. Nc3 Rc8  30. Ne2 g5 31. h4 Kg7 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bd3 a5 34. Rg3 Kf6 35. Rg4 Bd6 36. Kf1 Be5 37. Ke1 Rh8 38. f4 gxf4 39. Nxf4 Bc6 40. Ne2 Rh1 41. Kd2 Rh2 42. g3 Bf3 43. Rg8 Rg2 44. Ke1 Bxe2 45. Bxe2 Rxg3 46. Ra8  [black sealed the move: 46... Bc7; Karpov resigned without resuming play. So: 0 - 1  FINAL STANDINGS: GOLD: USSR 36.5; SILVER: HUNGARY 29; BRONZE: ENGLAND 28.5; 4th YUGOSLAVIA 28! [As the reader can see, Tony Miles' win against Karpov was the difference between medaling with bronze and coming in 4th!]
Tony Miles vs Boris Spassky
Montilla Moriles, 1978  E12
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Bf4  Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. h3  O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne5 c4 !? [11...cxd4 12 Nxc6 Bxc6 13 exd4+= Miles] 12. Bc2 a6 13. g4  b5 14. g5 Ne8 15. Qg4 g6 16. Rad1  Ng7 17. h4 Bb4 [17...b4 18 Ne2 f6] 18. Nd7 !  Bc8 [ 18...Bxc3 19 Nf6+ Kh8 20 bxc3 followed by h5; advantage white. 18...f5 19 gxf6 also strong – Miles] 19. Nxd5  Kh8 [19...Bxd7 20 Qxd7 Qxd7 21 Nf6 . . . – Miles] 20. N5f6 Ra7 [20...Be7 21 Be4 or 20...Ne8 21 Be5 . . .] 21. d5  Ne7 [ 21...Na5 22 h5! Rxd7 23 Qh4 gxh5 24 Be5 Re7 (24...Qe7 25 Qe4) 25 Bd4! wins!—Miles] 22. Be5 !  Rxd7 [22...Bxd7 23 Qd4!] 23. h5 !  Rxd5  [23...Rb7 24 Qf4 wins – Miles] 24. Qf4 !  Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qa5 [25...Qb6  26. h6 ] 26. Ne8 !  f6 [26...Rxe8 27 Qf6 Rg8 (27...Nef5 28 Bxf5 Rxe5 29 h6 Bf8 30 hxg7+ Bxg7 31 Rd8++) 28 h6 and #] 27. gxf6 Kg8 [27...Nxe8 28 f7+ or 27...Rxe8 28 f7! Rf8 29 h6 Nef5 30 Qxf5 Bxf5 31 hxg7#] 28. Nxg7 [28...Nc6 29 hxg6 and #] Black Resigned  1-0
SPRINGTIME AT THE BCC

YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
IN A GRAND EVENT 
COME ON OVER! BE INSPIRED
BY THE CHESS WIT AND WISDOM
 OF THE CHESS LEGACY
OF GM TONY MILES
AND WIN A CASH PRIZE AS WELL!
Thanks to GM Larry Christiansen and his wife Natasha who have graciously donated the prize fund to both support the BCF and to honor a great player who passed away much too soon. Indeed, all entry fees will go to support the Boylston Chess Club!
SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY!
APRIL 5, 2014

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