St George Defence - A Tribute to Anthony Miles Standard Chess

PlayerRank1122334455Score
1  JOZIN Z BAZIN1111D1D00116/8
2  Schaakmaatje2001½1½½14½/8
3  kifosi30D0D½011½½3½/8
4  Clive Everill311½000103½/8
5  cnbcad5000½½½102½/8

About Tournament

The St. George Defence is generally considered an inferior response to 1.e4 compared to 1...e5, 1...e6, 1...c5, or 1...c6.

The first known chess game involving the St. George was a simultaneous game between an English amateur J. Baker and the first official World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz on 11 December 1868. The game was won by Baker and the opening derives it's name from that game as the patron saint of England is St George. The advocates of the opening are generally players willing to sacrifice the center in order to attack from the flank, and to avoid theory.

In perhaps its most famous appearance, Miles defeated reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov in the 1980 European Team Championship in Skara, Sweden. Miles thus named the opening after the myth of Saint George and the Dragon in which Saint George slays the dragon as Miles slew Karpov in winning the game. The opening also acquired the name of "Birmingham Defence" at this time, after Miles' hometown.

Birmingham is also my home town :-) And here's remembering a fine chess player...

Tournament Details

  • This Is a Double round robin tournament (all-play-all With both colours).
  • One point is awarded for each win, half a point for a draw.
  • This is a public mini-tournament, which means that it is open to all players meeting any criteria listed here.
  • All games will be played under Standard Chess rules.
  • The time control is 'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days).
  • Games will be public.
  • This mini-tournament was started by Clive Everill.
  • Games will be started before the closing date, as new players join the tournament.

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Thematic Tournament

This is a thematic tournament, all games will start after the following moves:

B00c: St. George Defence
1. e4 a6

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