Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Guillermo Garcia Gonzales (1979)

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Guillermo Garcia Gonzales
Rio 1979 · Benoni Defense: Hromodka System (A57) · 1-0

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Jan-10-12		Zugzwangovich: Doesn't 38.Nf5+ and 39.Ng3 win for White?

Jan-10-12		Oginschile: 38. Nf5+ looks deadly to me.

Jan-10-12		NM JRousselle: 41 ... Qe1 must surely be better than Nf4. Nf4 drops the exchange into a clearly lost ending.

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