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Tigran Petrosian vs Vladlen Zurakhov
URS-ch sf Tbilisi (1956), Tbilisi URS, rd 14, Dec-09
Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39)  ·  1-0

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Jan-12-12  optimal play: Instead of the routine 13.cxd4 Petrosian plays 13.♖fd1! opening up the d-file for his Rook and taking full control by 17.♖ad1 At 23.exd6 he has achieved his passed pawn. By 24...♖a8 Black's pieces are literally side-lined. In the end Zurakhov has no satisfactory answer to the lethal threat 30.♗xg6
Oct-04-21
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  kingscrusher: <optimal play> Good points. Also given Petrosian is a Nimzovich fan, I am not sure he would generally like the opponent setting up positional blockades with moves like Bd7-c6. I think he would avoid these where possible - and if anyone is to set up those blockades it is going to be him :)
Oct-04-21
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  keypusher: The most surprising move in this game to me was 20.c4, blocking his own bishop.
Oct-04-21  SChesshevsky: Petrosian very alert here. Seems 16. Rd6 gives white a strategically won game. An advanced rook protected by a pawn with passed pawn potential and the ability to back up the rook on the file and without opponent minor piece harassment ability is pretty much winning.

Opponent usually has limited choices. Jump through all sorts of hoops to exchange rooks without allowing passed pawn. Typically takes much time, if possible at all.

Exchange rooks and try to blockade and round up passed pawn. Maybe possible if pawn not too far advanced and king close.

Look for some sort of counter play. Maybe possible if opponent has clear weakness that can be exploited quickly.

Unless there's counter play, it's usually a depressive passive defense task that most often ends up in failure.

20. c4 likely just a way to hold everything together in the qside, allowing Petrosian to focus on the center, kside dark squares.

Oct-07-21  tonsillolith: <28. Kg1!> Zugzwang! Believe it or not, every Black piece is tied down. The least evil is to move the Black bishop, which is tied down to, well, tying down the White bishop.

Once the Black bishop retreats, the White bishop is free to abandon the c-pawn and set its sights on the kingside.

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