Tigran Petrosian vs Vladimir Simagin (1956) Simagin There's No Heaven

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Tigran Petrosian vs Vladimir Simagin
"Simagin There's No Heaven" (game of the day Dec-07-2023)
Moscow Championship playoff (1956), Moscow URS, rd 5
Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation (A53) · 1-0

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Given 20 times; par: 72 [what's this?]

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Jul-12-15		SpiritedReposte: That should be known as a <Petrosian Fork>

Aug-03-15		Alex Schindler: Love this ending so much. It actually makes me laugh, though I'm sure GM simagin was less amused! (and later spassky, though he was always a good sport)

Aug-03-15		RookFile: Petrosian owned the e4 square in this game. The knight was boss once it got there.

Aug-25-16		clement41: Fantastic game by the master of positional play. A very instructive maneuver is the one initiated by white on move 22, aimed at seizing e4 for the knight, a great outpost and blockade

Apr-25-17		tigreton: Petrosian ends up through tactics a nice positional game. The saving of the dark square bishop, 18. Bg1, was necessary to fight for c5. The way he gains e4 for his knight is very instructive.

Sep-01-17		Coutinho: The same combination occurred in his game against Spassky

Sep-18-19		FSR: Tour de Force.

Sep-18-19		FSR: How has this never been GOTD?

Sep-18-19		keypusher: <FSR> I guess cg figured Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 was close enough.

Sep-26-19		kramnov: What a final move!

Apr-18-23		joeld: Not only did Petrosian perform this fork twice, but his opponent in this one, Simagin, was also a victim of the same kind of fork previously against Tolush in Tolush vs Simagin, 1952

Apr-22-23		fredthebear: Good to know Joeld!

Jun-16-23		joeld: Actually, Simagin wasn't the victim, but the perpetrator of this fork in that game against Tolush.

Dec-07-23		OhioChessFan: Groaner of a pun, in a good way.

Dec-07-23		An Englishman: Good Evening: Another example of Petrosian magic vs. the King's Indian (this game transposed into E90). He had quite the special relationship with the defense, almost never losing in 101 games vs. 1.d4,Nf6; 2.c4,g6.

Dec-07-23		goodevans: <kramnov: What a final move!> It seems 48.Nxe5 took Simagin by surprise too otherwise I'm sure he'd have resigned a move or two earlier. ;o)

Dec-07-23		Caissanist: Someone needs to make a <punexaplainer> account or something. Lately, more and more of these have been sailing right over my head.

Dec-07-23		keypusher: <Caissanist: Someone needs to make a <punexaplainer> account or something. Lately, more and more of these have been sailing right over my head.> Imagine an overrated John Lennon song.

Dec-07-23		perfidious: It is apparent what this pun pertains to, but <Caissanist> has a point.

Dec-07-23		Honza Cervenka: <patzer2: Another excellent tactical study in this game is Petrosian's refutation of Simagin's 30...Bxh2 (perhaps the losing move for black in this game). After 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rxe8+!, note how Petrosian's defends against black's double attack (pseudo threat of mate or the win of a piece) while simultaneously securing the winning advantage of bishop and knight for a rook. Apparently, Petrosian was a master of these combined defensive and offensive operations, by which he punished unsound tactical play. Bravo!> 30...Bxh2! was in fact absolutely sound idea but after 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.Bxh2 it was necessary to play 33...Qf5! Later white played inaccurate 39.Qd1 (39.Qf1! was correct) but black missed the best defense 39...Qh3! and lost the game quickly. On the other side Petrosian could win the game faster after 30.Nf6+! Nxf6 31.gxf6 Kh8 32.Qd3 Qg8 33.Rg7 etc.

Dec-07-23		goodevans: <Caissanist: Someone needs to make a <punexaplainer> account or something...> Nice idea. Perhaps they could start with these recent offerings: Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936

Dec-08-23		perfidious: The examples cited by <goodevans> merely underscore <Caissanist>'s post.

Dec-08-23		MissScarlett: <Cantankerous, irritable, vituperative, Steinitz could be contemptuous of the efforts of others to understand his ideas. “Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?”, was his answer to one hapless enquirer.’> Alekhine vs De Wit, 1933 (kibitz #24)

Dec-08-23		Caissanist: Thanks guys, I guess I was kind of slow that morning.

Dec-24-23		Mathematicar: It's not easy to calculate all possible moves after 42.Qe2+. Petrosian likely saw all there is to it and his opponent also saw it: but few moves later. Finishing combination is the crown of White's play in the middlegame.

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