chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

214 MILNER.BARRY VARIATION
(+6:3-1). The best oI his nany toumanent
victories since rhen were: Amstcrdam 1976, equal
with rcRcNorr Amsterdm 1977 (+7=7-1)iBiel
197? (+8:6-l); London 1980, category 13
(+6=5 2), equal with ANDETSoN and Korcbnoi
abead orUNN; Las Palmas 1980 (+6=5) equal
with GILER and PEmcts: Vrbas 1980
(+4:6 1) ahead otPelrcsyanr dd Baden-Bade.
1981 (+6=7) equalwitn Rruu ahead of Korchdoi.
Miles also played in two category 14 tournanents
ar Tnburg, 6mins wcond (+5:4 2) afier kRpov
ahead ol soRr and siiBNER in 1977 and coming
thnd (+4=4-l) equal with DnNDrsAstsvrt and
Hiibne. afte.6Rrrs.H and flMMAN in 1978.
Miles was the firsi English-born player to
beome a EDE grandnaster tor over lhe board
play. App.rently intrcverted, he sludies aloner he
ofica quesrions acccptcd opinion on lhc ooening
phase, for which he has developed an interesiing
repenoire oI his own. Not @nlenr meiely 10 score
well in a loumament he strives for ns1 prize,
playi.g aggressively and withoui fear of bis
opPonenB reputations. (see cobuR-wehBs;
Miretsspdsky Moniirh 1973 Queen,s rndian Dctcncc
ld4Nl6 2Ni3M rc,1e6 4Bf4Bb7 5e3Be? 6h3rI0
7Nc3d5 3dd5exds 9tsd3c5 10G0Nc6 11Ne5 c4
l2Bc2a6 llB4b5 14g5Nc3 15Qg4e6 16Radl Ns7
N
x g&, ru vg&
iruaw ffi
l3Nd7Bc3 lsNid5Kh3 20 N5r6Ra7 21d5Nc7 22
Bes rudT 23 h5 Rrds 24 Ol.1 Rf,dt 25 Rf,dl Qd 26
Nc3I6 27 gxf6 Kgs 23NU7 Black Gis$.
MILNER-BARRY VAXIATION, 151. somctimes
oled the Zunch Variati.n a line in the N,M7.-
rNDraN DEENCE inr.oduced by the English player
Philip Stuart Milner Barry (lqlt ). He used i1
661 in the Prcrier Reserves tournament, Hastings
1928 9, then i. severalBritish championships atrd
al t ndon 1932. The vanation became more
Ridely knos. after it sas played at Zudch 1934.
MINCK\I'ITZ, JOHANNES (1843-1901), Ger
ma. player and wnter, merchant. He editcd
Deux.he Schachz.it@E tKlT6 and 1879 86 a.d
aho sme imporratrr ches colnmns such as rhat in
rh. LeipziEet lllBdnet Zeitune. As a player his
res ls were modest, his besr beitrE a se6nd pla.c
at Barmen 1869 alter ANDmSEN ahcad ol zuruR
rcRr and a liBl place shared wirh *Erss and A.
s.ew^z at Grz 1880 (schwaz winni.g th€
play ofl). Mi.ckwitz wrote a few chess books,
anon9thetu Der Htnor in Scru.rvizl (1885), bu1
hislifee.dedtragically:whilenentalyutrbalanced
he lhrew himseli under a tram. lost both ams, and
MINCI(wl'l.Z VARIATIoN. 440 in the sp^NrsH
oPENING, nuch played by MrNc(wrrz around 1865.
The line was later ibandoned in favour of 6 Oe2.
MINIATURE, a compositio. wnh seven or fewer
men including rhe Lings on lhe boa.di a sHoRr
MINId, DRAGOLJUB (r93?- ), Intcrnalional
Master (1%4), a Yugoslav player who was joint
winnerolthe nalional championshipin 1962. Minia
sheed 6rst p.ize in rso tournanenk ol about
calegory 8, Vama i967 and Zasrcb 1971. He
played for his eunlrl in the Olynpiads oI 1q62 and
1970.
MINIMAL, a onposition in which thc side that
has to Iulfil the stipulations (.ormaliy whitc) has
only one man other than his king.
MINOR EXCEANGE, the exchansc of a kniAhl for
a hishop. rARNcs, who invented the termj said
thal lheplayerwhosc knighlisexchanged gainsthe
minoi exchange. LIe preletred bishops 10 knighrs,
but whether the bnhop is the strcnger piece
depends upon the pAw roR6rroN. The bishop
might be stronger in open positions, .lthough lhe
knighr would ofien hold its own if il could gain a
foothold in the.ENrhL zoNtr. Thc knisht nay be
stronger in blocked posnions and may be decisively
advatageou if opposed by a BAD Brsno..
MINORITT, a nunber of pasns opposed by a
laree nmber (a majonty) on a localized parl ol the
MINORIIY ATTACK, an aitack by a minority (of
pawnq agairsl amajority with the aim oI creating
pawn weaknasscs ifl the opponent\ posilion. Snch
an atlack, desirable o.ly for certain pawn lornarions.
is comnonly ssociated with tnc nxcHANcE
vd'^]DN of the ouEEN s cA@rr Declined. Altcr
IL6BURY had pioneercd such an a1E.k srsNrrz
playedit sucesslully againsi Lee at L.ndon 1899.
soFFmj arnotator for the roumanenr book.wore
Mlh his customary lack of insiEhr, the pla. of
attacking . . . praclically lour pawns Nirh two
Pilkbury Showalrf 5rh natch same. Nes York- 1393
Queen! Gambn Decrined, ExchanEc variarion
1d4d5 2.4e6 lNc3Nf6 4Bg5Bc7 5clNbd7 6Nt3
0'0 7qd5.xd5 3Bd3.6 9Qc2Re3 100.0N13 llNe5
Ng4 12Bxe7Qxc7 13 Nxg4Bxs,l 14Rael Qr6 15a4