Boris Spassky vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (1969)

Boris Spassky vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch (1969) · Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) · 1-0

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Oct-19-06		Billy Ray Valentine: No kibitzing for this game?

Oct-27-06		kevin86: Black is in heavy Zugzwang. He can do nothing but move the rook up and down the a file. White captures the two black pawns and then ushers home the f pawn. Black has no hope even for a stalemate trap. The king may not move without allowing the rook to check with promotion to follow. The rook may not leave the a file of else white SACS the rook at a8 to promote with check. If black tries to impede the white king,the latter simply temporizes and the rook must move to let him pass.

Oct-27-06		Billy Ray Valentine: Kevin86: Am I correct that after White captures both black's pawns he can simply plant his king on e7 and march his f pawn all the way to promotion? Since black's rook has to stay on the a-file and black's king can't move. If blacks rook starts checking the white king on e7, the king can make its way to the queenside until black has no more checks.

Jul-28-07		talisman: ball game tied and it's getting late.petrosian repeats the line from his game one victory.spassky had to be waiting and hoping for this.

Apr-06-08		Knight13: In the final position, if the f-pawn were instead the g or h pawn, or on any square from b-e the game would've been a draw. Wait nvm that pawn on h6 makes all the difference Black can't capture it.

Jul-01-09		WhiteRook48: and even if Black had a stalemate trap Spassky wouldn't fall for it

May-04-11		soothsayer8: Moves 35-41: cue circus music ;)

Jun-08-11		thejack: Petrosian tried the same obscure opening line against Fischer two years later. Fischer opted for 8.c4 - and scored a famous victory.

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