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Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Boris Spassky
Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch (1969)  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation (D55)  ·  1/2-1/2
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Sep-08-06  whatthefat: Why did Petrosian accept the draw here? I understand that black probably stands a tad better, but he's 2 points down, with 2 games to go after this. Surely he should have tried for more?
Feb-26-07  Brown: Because Spassky's not a chump, he stands better, and white has no chance to mix things up here.
Apr-07-08  Knight13: I agree with <Brown>. Spassky can even try to win this game, but he knew a draw would get him what he wanted anyway. No reason to take the risk and increasing the frequency of blunders.
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