Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Vladimir Zagorovsky (1951)

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Vladimir Zagorovsky
Moscow 1951 · King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Karlsbad Variation (E62) · 1-0

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Jun-29-09		killercorwin: This is kind of a wicked game. Petrosian maintains a subtle tactical pressure the entire game, despite primarily playing a positional game and preparing countermoves against Zagorovsky's threats. I was impressed by the way he managed to hold his e and f pawns in reserve through the opening and most of the middle game, and then bring them into play when they could do the most damage as the end game came round.

Jun-29-09		waustad: <killercorwin>Since I see this is your first kibitz, welcome to CG.com.

Jun-30-09		killercorwin: Thank you very kindly.

Mar-24-10		ChocolateCakeLover: "Pawns of nightmare"

Nov-28-10		Rick360: Who says Iron Tigran doesn't sacrifice material? Instructive endgame.

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