Marcelo Javier Tempone vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (1979)

Marcelo Javier Tempone vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Buenos 1979 · English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15) · 1-0

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Mar-28-05		Benzol: An interesting encounter. White's next will be 63.1e7 and it appears that "The Tiger" can do nothing about it. Did he miss a win earlier, however?

Mar-28-05		aw1988: 55...b2 looks winning.

Mar-28-05		themindset: it definitely looks winning, but is not. 55...b2 56.e7+ Kg8 57.Rb7!! I'm pretty sure Petrosian saw all that, otherwise he would have played b2 in a heartbeat.

Aug-19-07		Fusilli: <themindset: it definitely looks winning, but is not. 55...b2 56.e7+ Kg8 57.Rb7!!> You are right. The other responses are: 56...Kf7 57.e8=Q+ Kxe8 58. fxg7 and black can't stop g8=Q+ and mate in two. 56...Ke8 57.fxg7 and the black King must go to f7 now, transposing to the line above but with a waste of a tempo. 56...Bxe7 57.fxe7+ Kf7 (57...Ke8 58.Rf1 and mate follows) 58.Rf1+ and 59.Rb7!

Aug-20-07		Fusilli: All this said... what if 56...b2? All I can see if 57.e7+ Kf7 58.Re1 Re8 and black wins, doesn't he?

Sep-06-08		vonKrolock: Excellent victory for Tempone - <Fusilli> 56...b2 really looks good - it was my move too :) - But maybe white's play can be improved: 57.e7+ etc is not the most promising line

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