Tigran Petrosian vs Petar Popovic (1980)

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Tigran Petrosian vs Petar Popovic
Vrbas (1980), Vrbas YUG, rd 4, Oct-08
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Anglo-Grünfeld Variation (A16) · 1-0

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Dec-07-05		mormonchess: The Queen sacrifice 25. Qxg7+ totally sent a shock wave through Black. He never came close to recovery, being a full piece down due to his foolish Knight adventure. An excellent game from Petrosian's "mature" years.

Dec-07-05		Brown: What are you talking about?

Dec-07-05		SnoopDogg: <Brown><What are you talking about?> Awww...the most often used phrase here used once again as a defense mechanism to make the other person look idiotic. The irony is I have no idea how people cannot understand an extremely coherent idea in their native language for heaven's sake. Not only this, <Brown> did not even state what part of <mormonchess>'s post he was confused with. So the irony is I have no idea what <Brown> himself is talking about. <mormonchess> was obviously praising Petrosian for his queen sacrifice which led to black's demise, <Brown>. By his "mature" years, he meant his later years in which his cautious play could turn into fireworks if the position needed them.

Dec-07-05		aw1988: Some confusion needs to be cleared up here. <The Queen sacrifice 25. Qxg7+ totally sent a shock wave through Black. He never came close to recovery, being a full piece down due to his foolish Knight adventure.> <What are you talking about?> While the original kibitz seems perfectly normal and easy to understand, Brown's confusion stems from the fact that the queen sacrifice is move 36, not 25.

Dec-07-05		syracrophy: What a beaut!!! Qxg7+!! decided the game

Dec-07-05		Brown: Apologies all around for not looking deep enough into the game to see the number was incorrect on the above posting. I also had no intention of making anyone seem stupid, but rather was confused into typing a simple yet easily misconstrued sentence. I know better for next time.

Dec-07-05		Assassinater: While Qxg7 was certaintly the prettiest move, I'm more fascinated by such moves as 15. c5. Why did Petrosian play that move? It really doesn't seem to serve a purpose, and even blocks in the scope of the bishop on a3! Also, why didn't Popovic trade off Queens when he had the chance, on move 27? It seems like white is cramping black, so shouldn't black trade off pieces? Also, why didn't black play 25... f5, pushing out the knight and denying the e4 square to white? Petrosian's play just seems to harmonious in this game. He plays to blockade the e5 pawn and own the b-file. The combinations just sort of tumble into place as a result of his well-placed pieces and their infiltration into the black camp.

Dec-07-05		mormonchess: Yeah, my apologies for bungling the move number. But, the Queen sacrifice was pretty obvious as to what I meant. At any rate, <Assassinater>, I totally agree with your questions involving 15. c5 and some of Petrosian's other moves. One thing I've noticed when I study his games via Chessbase (and I have all of his official games), is that he often makes moves that seem inexplicable and puzzling. Heck, even Junior and Fritz sometimes give those moves a "?". Yet in the end, Petrosian comes out on top and usually those strange moves really did serve a long-term purpose. As for Popovic, definitely trading Queens would have served him well in that position. As I've gotten better in chess, I've learned when to trade and when not to trade. Sometimes it can be a tough call though.

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