[Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Karpov"] [Black "Miles"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English: Symmetrical, 2.Nf3 Nf6"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 { Black threatens to win a pawn by 8...Qc6 or 8...Nxc4.} 8. e4 Bb4 9. Qe2 a5 { Black hopes to undermine White's Nc3 by a5-a4-a3. White has a strong pawn center and Black's knights, queen and Bb4 may get driven back, so Black seeks quick counterplay.} 10. Be3 {White continues his development before taking more space. 10.f4 allows Black to use his advantage in development to gain counterplay.} 10... a4 11. Nd2 {fxe5 axb3 favors Black.} () 11... Neg4 12. e5 Nxe3 {Qc6} 13. f3 {White continues to reinforce his center.} 13... O-O { Nd4 Qa6 12...Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qa4 14.f4 Neg4 15.e5 Nxe3 16.exf6 Black'sapparently active pieces are misplaced for the defence of his king, so... Ndb5 d5 Black makes a final attempt to get counterplay against White's uncastled king, but Karpov is too clever. Nc7 White wins a rook by this fork, demanding that Black show he has compensation. Qd6 Black's pieces seem very active but White's pawn center is a strong defensive wall. Nxa8 dxe4 Black finally begins to chip away at White's pawn center, but it is too late. 15... dxc4 16.Rd1 Nd3+ 17.Rxd3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 fxe4 Nxe4} 14. Rd1 { White gains a final tempo against Black's queen.} 14... Qc6 15. Bg2 Nxc4 { Bd4 Now White has protected everything and he will be able to use his extra rook. Bxc3+ bxc3f5} 16. O-O Nd6 {Nb6 e5 Nxc8 Rxc8 Bxe5 Qc5+ Bd4} 1-0