O Karpov! My Karpov! | 1...a6! - A True Challenge For The World Champion

#agadmator Tony Miles:
1... a6! After a few moments hesitation. I watched Karpov's face as he returned to the board - there was no reaction at all. The audience, though, was another matter. Conditions for spectators were not wonderful so at first only a few noticed, but after some nudging and pointing a general hushed sniggering broke out. Mutters of "I thought the Skara Schools Championship was not until next week..." I tried to look serious. Miles is the only grandmaster to have espoused this weird defence in a serious game. This extraordinary move is hardly ever played since it does little to challenge White's domination of the centre. Miles chose it primarily to sidestep the then world champion's superior knowledge of opening theory.

Anatoly Karpov vs Anthony Miles
"The Incorrect Opening" (game of the day Jun-04-2014)
EUR-chT (Men) 7th (1980), Skara SWE, rd 1, Jan-??
St. George Defense: General (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+ Kh8 21. Bb1 Be7 22. Ne4 Rac8 23. Qd3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxb2 25. Re1 Qxe5 26. Qxd7 Bb4 27. Re3 Qd5 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 Bc7

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 de4 4. Ne4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Ne4 10. Qe4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Ke7 12. Ne5 Be5 13. de5 Qa5 14. c3 Qe5 15. Be3 b6 16. O-O-O g5 17. Qa4 c5 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Qa3 Rhd8 20. g3 Qc7 21. Bd4 Be8 22. Kb1 Rd5 23. f4 Rad8 24. Bc2 R5d6 25. Bf6 Kf6 26. fg5 hg5 27. Rd6 Rd6 28. c4 Ke7 29. Qe3 f6 30. h4 gh4 31. gh4 Qd7 32. Qh6 e5 33. h5 Qg4 34. Qh7 Kd8 35. h6 Rd2 36. Qf5 Qf5 37. Bf5 Bd7 38. Bg6 Rh2 39. h7 Ke7 40. Bd3 Be6 41. Rg1 f5 42. Rg7 Kf6 43. Ra7 e4 44. Be2 f4 45. b3 f3 46. Bd1 Bf5 47. Kc1 Bh7 48. Rb7 Ke5 49. Rb6 Ra2

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