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The best games of Tigran V. Petrosian

The best games of Tigran V. Petrosian

Tigran Petrosian is the 9th World Chess Champion, whose games educated and still being used by the different generations.

"Some consider that when I play I am excessively cautious, but it seems to me that the question may be a different one. I try to avoid chance. Those who rely on chance should play cards or roulette. Chess is something quite different". - Tigran Petrosian

"I know I am not on a form when the best move is not the one that first comes to my mind". - Tigran Petrosian

"They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could be more interesting - and also lose". - Tigran Petrosian

"Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterward will one experience real delight". - Tigran Petrosian

Tigran Petrosian’s playing style was more defensive than attacking. And he said. “Yes, I prefer defending rather than attacking. But who said that defending is less risky and dangerous than attacking.”

Patience and the mastery of defending made Petrosian player that was hard to win. He could use the opponent’s mistakes and never showed his own mistakes.

Tigran Petrosian confessed that during his career he showed his best game in 1958-1963 when he was fighting for the World Champion Cup.

"I was inspired by the fight leading to my goal, but when you achieve your goals, the wish to move forward decreases. The older you get, the more those wishes diminish”. Tigran Petrosian

The strongest chess players of that time who was competing with him valued the game of the 9th World Chess Champion.

In those years, it was easier to win the Soviet Championship than a game against "Iron Tigran". — Lev Polugaevsky

Among all our grandmasters Petrosian possesses the most distinctive and original talent: he places his pieces so astutely, that all attacks on them prove very difficult. This is a subtle and rare style, to which it is hard to adapt. - Mikhail Botvinnik

Petrosian, of course, was a phenomenal chess talent; he played so deeply and interestingly, that he sometimes found ideas for his opponents that never even entered their heads. Petrosian had Capablanca's technique and Schlechter's sense of danger. - Mikhail Tal

In all of his games, there is always something to learn but we collected Tigran Petrosian’s best games for showing you his real power of playing.

 

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The best games of Tigran V. Petrosian

Number. Library
1 Averbakh-Petrosian
2 Dubinin-Petrosian 1950
3 Petrosian-Bondarevsky 1950
4 Petrosian-Tolush 1950
5 Petrosian-Chukayev 1951
6 Petrosian-Kotov 1951
7 Petrosian-Smyslov 1951
8 Botvinnik-Petrosian 1952
9 Kotov-Petrosian 1952
10 Petrosian-Keres 1952
11 Petrosian-Pachman 1952
12 Szabo-Petrosian 1952
13 Troianescu-Petrosian 1953
14 Taimanov-Petrosian 1953
15 Reshevsky-Petrosian 1953
16 Petrosian-Yudovich 1953
17 Petrosian-Corral 1954
18 Petrosian-Benko 1955
19 Petrosian-Barcza 1955
20 Petrosian-Taimanov 1955
21 Petrosian-Simagin 1956
22 Petrosian-Simagin 1956 (2)
23 Bronstein-Petrosian 1956
24 Petrosian-Pilnik 1956
25 Petrosian-Geller 1956
26 Polugaevsky-Petrosian 1956
27 Terpugov-Petrosian 1957
28 Clarke-Petrosian 1958
29 Petrosian-Gipslis 1958
30 Petrosian-Bannik 1958
31 Petrosian-Kozma 1958
32 Tal-Petrosian 1958
33 Petrosian-Suetin 1958
34 Petrosian-Matanovich 1958
35 Averbakh-Petrosian 1959
36 Petrosian-Fischer 1959
37 Petrosian-Lutikov 1959
38 Keres-Petrosian 1959
39 Petrosian-Yuchtman 1959
40 Petrosian-Gufeld 1960
41 Petrosian-Larsen 1960
42 Petrosian-Unzicker 1960
43 Bronstein-Petrosian 1960
44 Petrosian-Aronin 1961
45 Petrosian-Najdorf 1961
46 Petrosian-Pachman 1961
47 Petrosian-Stein 1961
48 Petrosian-Smyslov 1961
49 Benko-Petrosian 1962
50 Petrosian-Filip 1962
51 Petrosian-Schweber 1962
52 Petrosian-Tal 1962
53 Petrosian-Gligoric 1962
54 Botvinnik-Petrosian 1963
55 Petrosian-Tal 1963
56 Petrosian-Botvinnik 1963 (1)
57 Petrosian-Botvinnik 1963(2)
58 Petrosian-Botvinnik 1963 (3)
59 Petrosian-Botvinnik 1963 (4)
60 Petrosian-Larsen 1965
61 Petrosian-Ivkov 1965
62 Petrosian-Spassky 1966
63 Spassky-Petrosian 1966
64 Petrosian-Gheorghiu 1967
65 Szabo-Petrosian 1968
66 Petrosian-Bykhovsky 1968
67 Bobotsov-Petrosian 1968
68 Spassky-Petrosian 1969
69 Polugaevsky-Petrosian 1970
70 Petrosian-Korchnoi 1971
71 Parma-Petrosian 1971
72 Petrosian-Spassky 1971
73 Petrosian-Fischer 1971

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