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(5) Fischdick,G (2250) - Miles,T (2560)
2001 Canadian Open (4), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 Miles likes to play the unpopular Czech Benoni from time to time. 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 6.Be2 0-0 7.Nf3 Na6 8.h3 White seems to be mixing systems. If White wants to play h3 then the Bishop should go to d3. 8...Nc7 9.Be3 a6 10.a4 Nce8 One of the things I like most about Miles's games is the originality of his ideas. 11.Bd3 Better late than never? 11...g6 12.Qd2 Ng7 13.g4 So finally white decides to reveal her hand: attack on the kingside and give mate! Unfortunately there are two flaws to this plan: first, white has lost time in the opening, and second, Miles is difficult to mate ! 13...h5! 14.g5 Nh7 15.Be2 It is hard to justify these Bishop moves. White simply can not afford to play like this. 15...Bd7 16.h4 f6! 17.gxf6 Rxf6 18.Rg1 Be8 19.Ng5 This move looks good but fails to achieve anything. I think that White has to change plans and reorganize his pieces. [19.0-0-0 b5!?; 19.Qc2!? …Nd2] 19...Nxg5 20.Bxg5 Rf8 21.Qd3 Bxg5 22.Rxg5 It is worth drawing the position of this rook to the reader's attention. 22...Qf6 And now who has the attack? By trading off her Bishop white has serious problems on the dark squares. 23.Qg3 Kh7 24.Kf1 Qf4 Tony loves playing endgames where his opponent knows he is worse. 25.Kg2 Qxg3+ 26.fxg3 This can not be best, given the present situation of the white rook. However, I suppose that White had some ambitious plans involving g4... 26...Bd7 27.a5 [27.g4 hxg4 28.Bxg4 Bxg4 29.Rxg4 Nh5 might have been more consequential, but not to White's liking] 27...Rf7 28.Rb1 Raf8 29.b4 Notice how the white rook on g5 plays a role in supporting this queenside advance!? 29...cxb4 30.Rxb4 Bg4! and Miles neatly finishes off the game 31.Rb2 Rf2+ 32.Kg1 Bxe2 33.Rxe2 Rxe2 34.Nxe2 Rc8 White resigns. The harvest of white pawns is about to begin. (Allow me to draw the reader's attention to that rook on g5) 0-1
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