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Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik - Petrosian World Championship Match (1963), Moscow URS, rd 11, Apr-17
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Aug-23-06  waddayaplay: The position after 24.Qa4 was in a book of chess exercises. I guessed black's best move was ..c5. Qe8!? with the idea f6 and Qh5 I could never have imagined.
Apr-04-08  Knight13: <Qe8!? with the idea f6 and Qh5 I could never have imagined.> He was just getting that set up first and then play ...c5. ...Qh5 gives d5 pawn support after ...c5.
Dec-19-11  Resignation Trap: I have found a photo of this game in progress. In color!: http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...
Dec-19-11  Calli: <RT> Looking at the photo, who would guess that Petrosian would die 10 years before Botvinnik.
Mar-11-14  zydeco: 41....Nc4 is strong. White fights for a draw with 42.Rc5 a5! 43.Kh3! and if 43.....axb4 44.Nd4 Rc3 45.Nb5 with a draw repetition. (Taimanov's analysis)
Oct-13-23
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  plang: 7..a6 is the most popular move; 7..Bd6 was a new idea. Taimanov pointed out that the position after 9..0-0 was a Nimzo Indian with colors reversed with White having an extra tempo. With 16..Bd6 Black was ready to answer 17 Nxc6..Rxc6 18 Nd4 with 18..Bxh2+ with a powerful attack. 18..Qe4 was suggested as an improvement. 24 Qa4?! underestimated Black's kingside play. Taimanov said that 28 bxc was not playable due to 28..Ba5 overlooking that White is perfectly fine after 29 Nd4. 33..Rc4 would have won a pawn but White would have obtained some play for it.

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