simply mind-blowing
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
beating the french
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
zugzwang
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A15) English, 69 moves, 0-1
win with the IQP
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
epic king march
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves
classic petrosian
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (A21) English, 52 moves
when petrosian plays like tal
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
get 'em pawns roll'n
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
puzzling draw
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
exchange sac
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
Iron Tigran
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
a party for the ladies
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
iron tiger
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
queen sac!!
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
the petrosian attack
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
instructive endgame
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
tactical blow-out
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0
powerful knight against the scheveningen
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
brief and simple
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956  (E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
tiger's dragon
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
when petrosian sacs, just resign
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
illustrative use of knights
Petrosian vs P M Nielsen, 1960  (A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
iron tigran's calm defense
Petrosian vs Stein, 1961  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 39 moves, 1-0
tigran's opening finesse and tactical precision
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
merciless positional play
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947  (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
a game for the textbooks
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1948  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
tiger's not gonna miss the chance twice!
Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0
power of the bishops
Petrosian vs Lilienthal, 1949  (C49) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1-0
petrosian gets back the initiative with one move
Petrosian vs A Sidorov, 1950  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
petrosian's methodical approach
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  (A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
a lesson on retreats
Petrosian vs Aronin, 1961  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
annotated smyslov
Huebner vs Smyslov, 1968  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1
N vs N ending
Smyslov vs R Persitz, 1969 (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
precise positional play in the scheveningen
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1
closed sicillian
Smyslov vs Geller, 1951  (B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 48 moves, 1-0
defense and counter attack
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1956  (A15) English, 57 moves, 1-0
how to capitalize on material advantage
Smyslov vs Tal, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 65 moves, 1-0
smyslov beats fischer's attack
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
miniature
Smyslov vs Spassky, 1960  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs U Boensch, 1979  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
petrosian tries the KID
L Schulman vs Petrosian, 1967  (E77) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
tora tora!
B Andersen vs Petrosian, 1960  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 29 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
unbelievable draw
Tal vs Petrosian, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
outplay positionally and knock out tactically
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1969  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974  (A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
simple and instructive
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
tigran sacs exchange for passers
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
wanna get away?
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1951  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Suetin, 1954  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 40 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Pilnik, 1956  (A56) Benoni Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
attack with tigran p
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1976  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 1-0
petrosian traps queen
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
gazza got tutored by his great predecessor
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1960  (B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Petrosian, 1950  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
king march
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1
Portisch vs Smyslov, 1964  (E15) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1
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