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Herman Pilnik vs Tigran Petrosian
Stockholm Interzonal (1952), Stockholm SWE, rd 6, Sep-23
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-03-11  ewan14: An early exchange sacrifice by you - know - who !

Interesting game

May-03-11  Jim Bartle: OK, I'll bite: Why doesn't white play RxR on move 44?
May-03-11  pjohnsontennis: If white plays 44. Rxc2

and then black plays:

44....Qg4+
45 Qg2 (Rg2 loses to ... Qxd1+ 46. Kh2 Be5+ and Qh5#) 45 ...Qxd1+
46 Qf1 (not Kh2 Be5+ 47. Kh3 Qh5#)
46... Qxf1+ (not ... Qxc2 47. gxf6 which looks bad for black) 47 Kxf1 Bxg5

and white won`t be able to stop those connected passed pawns backed up by he bishop.

May-03-11  Jim Bartle: Thanks. I figured it had to do with advancing the pawns and moving the bishop into the attack, but couldn't make it work.
May-03-11  erimiro1: <ewan14: An early exchange sacrifice by you - know - who !> It was not that early, but anyway I agree -both players used very interesting tactics. 24.g4 is an original-brave counter attack to the strong center of Petrosian. Petrosian with R-a6-f6 was original in response. Great fighting draw.
Jan-08-22  pikket: According to Petrosian's Python Strategy Salo Flohr came to his room to help analyse the adjourned position after 42 Qa8+. They couldn't find a defense:

"After a little more perfunctory grumbling, he was about to leave, making the parting remark that such a position *couldn't* be lost. Then there was a careless sweep of his arm and a piece was pushed away from its square. When [he] had shut door behind him I realised that my rook was en prise, and - like a sudden illumination - here was a draw!"

Jan-09-22
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  NM JRousselle: Petrosian must have been EXTREMELY short on time to miss the crushing 40...d3. What move 40 the time control?
Jan-09-22
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  perfidious: By 1952, 40 moves in 2.5 hours and 16 per hour thereafter was the established time check for international play.

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