Tony Miles

Anthony John Miles (April 23, 1955 – November 12, 2001) was an English chess player.

Personal style

Miles was noted for his acerbic wit. He often attacked chess personalities in published articles. He attacked former World Champion Anatoly Karpov in an article entitled "Has Karpov Lost his Marbles?". Other victims of his published attacks were Woman Grandmaster Martha Fierro and Indian Chess Organizer Umar Koya. His review of Eric Schiller's book Unorthodox Chess Openings (Cardoza Publishing, 1998) which appeared in Kingpin consisted of just two words: "Utter crap". Miles even resorted to fisticuffs, such as punching out journalist Sam Sloan at the 1986 World Chess Olympiad in Dubai.

Related Topics:
Anatoly Karpov - Woman Grandmaster - Martha Fierro - Indian - Umar Koya - Eric Schiller - Sam Sloan - Chess Olympiad - Dubai

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