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| Aug-24-06 | | aw1988: Yasser Seirawan. |
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| Aug-25-06 | | notyetagm: <aw1988> Thanks. That's who I thought. Dams this is an awesome game by Petrosian. It's just like Botvinnik said, if Petrosian sacrifices you might as well resign on the spot because you are lost. Petrosian did not speculate like Tal did. |
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| Aug-25-06 | | notyetagm: 27 ... ♕c4!!
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| Aug-25-06 | | RookFile: I think 8. g4 was bad, and 10. 0-0-0 was a strategic mistake. Notice how Petrosian kept white guessing as to where his king was going, but all along Petrosian had a clear target of attack on the queenside. I think 8. Bd3 followed by 0-0 was a good option for white. If black plays ...Qb6 than Rb1 isn't the end of the world. |
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| Aug-25-06 | | notyetagm: <RookFile> Yes, this game is a crystal clear example of the dangers of premature castling when the center is closed. When the center is closed like it is here, you really do not want to rush into castling because that just gives your opponent an obvious target to attack. And the flank attack against the castled king is justified because the opponent cannot use the standard response of meeting such aggression with a counterattack in the center since the center is blocked. |
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| Aug-25-06 | | notyetagm: <RookFile> Just like Pillsbury said, "Castle because you want to or because you have to, not because you can". |
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Aug-28-06
 | | Domdaniel: 27...Qc4 is pretty and aesthetically pleasing, but 27...Qa5 would have mated just as quickly without a queen offer. I'm more impressed by some of Petrosian's positional choices earlier in the game, like ...Rfb8. A lot of players would automatically use the other rook on the grounds that the Rf8 is protecting f7. But White can't get at f7, while the Ra8 is needed in some lines to support the a-pawn.
The whole damn thing is exquisite. |
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| Feb-21-07 | | aazqua: Great stuff. Just keeps throwing the wood on the fire until the whole place burns down. |
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| May-08-07 | | Chicago Chess Man: This game seems to blow away the theories about development versus passive play. After white's 11th move, he has four developed pieces versus black's one knight. Looking at black's position, his king in the middle, absolutely none of his kingside pieces in play, you'd think he were in hot water. Then Petrosian calmly spend the next two moves developing his one active piece to a good square and goes on to crush white on the queenside while white has absolutely no threats on the kingside. Amazing. |
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| Mar-18-08 | | Nezhmetdinov: This is an absolute gem. |
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| Dec-12-08 | | Poisonpawns: <Chicago Chess Man this game seems to blow away the theories about development versus passive play>
Actually on the contrary.The reason why whites development doesn't matter here is because he foolishly closed the position with 9.e5,shooting himself in the foot.This principle of development is true,but for open positions.Therefore white should keep the position open.The closed nature of the position allowed Petrosian the flank attack.Check Closed games such as Czech Benoni,Stonewall Defense,French Defense etc.development is not as important as piece location per se.So Petrosian moves the knight several times to c4,because he has time in the closed position.Also notice at move 20 the White pieces are "Developed"and useless but blacks pieces are being placed where they belong.Which is most important?
g4 d5! meeting the flank attack in the center.9.e5? ng8 10.0-0-0 white tips his hand to early,combined with the early closure of the center;black doesnt have to worry about development so much and launches a nasty attack on the queenside. |
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| Apr-28-10 | | birthtimes: Najdorf's lively personality made him a great favorite among chess fans, as he displayed an aptitude for witty sayings, in the manner of his mentor Tartakower. An example: commenting on his opponent at the 1970 USSR-vs-World match, he remarked, "When [then-world-champion Boris] Spassky offers you a piece, you might as well resign then and there. But when Tal offers you a piece, you would do well to keep playing, because then he might offer you another, and then another, and then ... who knows?" |
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| Nov-14-10 | | Tigranny: Another brilliant queen sacrifice by Tigran for Nc2 mate. |
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| Nov-25-10 | | Eduardo Bermudez: I found unless six amazing moves in this game !! |
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| Jan-06-11 | | sfm: While 27.-,Qc4 is cute, 27.-,Qa5 mates only one move slower. |
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| Apr-09-11 | | Lil Swine: yeah, I would take the beautiful sacrificial move (Qc4) over the regular joe move(Qa5). this game is brilliant! |
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Jun-10-12
 | | Phony Benoni: Why do I have the feeling Petrosian would have been good at Fischer Random? |
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| Jun-10-12 | | elocym: <Phony Benoni> I think Petrosian simply has considerable skill at directly attacking a king regardless of the position. I am guessing you also see this. Do you know any good 960 sites? |
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| Jun-10-12 | | M.Hassan: "Insane" Balck to play 23....?
Black is a pawn up
23..............Nd4
24.Rxd4 Rxb1+
25.Kxb1 Rb8+
26.Ka1 Qxd4+
27.c3 Qb6
28.Ba3 Bf8
29.Qe3 Qxe3
30.Rxe3 Bxa3
Black is still a pawn up and
I don't see an immediate win
Time to check
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Looks I'm miles away!! |
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Jun-10-12
| | Phony Benoni: <elocym> I was simply struck by the resemblance of White's position to the early stages of a Fischer Random game. I know even less about 960 than traditional chess, if that's possible. If you haven't visited it yet, Chessgames.com does have a FischerRandom generator at Fischerandom Chess Generator with kibitzing available. You might get a response to your question by asking there. |
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| Jun-10-12 | | Infohunter: 27...Qc4: THAT will do it!! |
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| Jun-10-12 | | thegoldenband: Given that Petrosian had the black pieces, it was pretty easy to guess that the exchange sacrifice with 23...Rxb1+ would be the first move, and that 24...Rb8 would be the follow-up. After that, though, I kept futilely trying to open the long diagonal -- which is, of course, the exact opposite of what actually happened! |
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| Jun-10-12 | | Shams: <elocym> Chesscube has a Chess 960 pool, and you can usually find a game. |
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| Jun-10-12 | | rilkefan: Did not consider 26.Bd2, hadn't considered that Nb4 attacked c2 as well. I also looked at ideas with Nxe5 but couldn't make them work at the edge of my board vision. |
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| Jun-10-12 | | sevenseaman: Equal.
At first glance,
i) 23...Qb4 poses a serious question to White.
ii)The other hot idea that easily jumps to mind is 23...Nd4. Both are loaded, the latter even more so as it threatens Nxc2#. Capture is almost obligatory. iii) Yet another hot chilli, is 23...Rcb1 24 Kxb1 Rb8+ 25. Ka1 c3 with diverse threats. So which is the one you wanna go with? Very tough making up one's mind. That its a Sunday puzzle and its Petrosian who is on the prowl should be factors. I guess for a start I will go with ii)
ii) 23...Nd4
24. a) Rxd4 Rxb1+ 25. Kxb1▢ Rb8+ 26. Ka1▢ Qxd4+ 27. c3 Qb6 28. Bd2 (what else?) 28...Qb2# 24. b) Qc3) Qb4 forces a win as 25. B2 does not help much. 25. b) i Na3 Qxc3 leads to mate.
25. b) ii) Bb2 Qxc3 26. Bxc3 Nxc2#
iii) 23...Rxb1+ 24. Kxb1▢ Rb8+ 25. Ka1▢ c3 26. Bd2 Nb4 (threat Nxc2#) 27. Bd3 Qc4(Q sac to pull away the B from the defense of c2 plus the implacable threat of 28...Qxa2#) There is no defense against the twin threats. 1-0 So ii) or iii)? Has to be one of them, you decide.
All I can say I have enjoyed yesterday's and today's puzzle very much. This is the kind of stuff that should be coming along every day. |
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