Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Rafael Vaganian (1975)

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Rafael Vaganian
Ch URS 1975 · English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29) · 1-0

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Aug-15-07		patzerboy: Well, THAT strategy didn't work!

Dec-09-07		perfidious: This line 5....Bd6 reminds me of the 'Snake'- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6- I believe that was what it was called in the mid-1980s.

Jan-06-12		ewan14: What if 24 ... Q x d4 ?

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