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Bent Kolvig vs Tigran Petrosian
Nimzowitsch Memorial, Copenhagen (1960), Copenhagen DEN, rd 8, Aug-15
Old Indian Defense: General (A53)  ·  0-1

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Apr-25-11  tommy boy: Another positional and strategical masterpiece from Petrosian
Apr-26-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: White was Bent Kolvig
Mar-01-12  screwdriver: Petrosian keeps his own passed pawn without yielding a passed pawn to his opponent. Nicely done!
Dec-26-16
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  yiotta: What a difference in chess understanding between Petrosian and a 2200 something master. Once White chose a stonewall setup, Petrosian trades the light sq. bishops, puts his pawns on white squares and gives a seminar on technique. Move 12...dc4, not afraid of White playing e5 ;24...h5,I'm sure I would have taken the a pawn instead (even though it wasn't going anywhere). I would like to have seen Kolvig play 22.g3 instead of g4; anyway, nice game.
Dec-26-16
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  perfidious: Safe to say that White's TN at move three--and I had this position a few times, way back when--would not have occurred to me.
Mar-05-25
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  MarcusBierce: <12..Nc5> would have been crafty

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