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From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis)
Subject: Re: Petrosian games wanted!!
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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 17:24:39 GMT

In article <32A46089.76FE@wesleyan.edu> Joseph Amaral <jamaral@wesleyan.edu> writes:
>I would appreciate it if anyone could post or send to me some
>Petrosian games.
>
>Please don't send me your entire databases; rather, send me just a few
>games that crystallize his positional style.

Those top ten Petrosian games in full:

10. 
Petrosian-Euwe, Zurich 1953
 - Play with a plan, they say in the books.  Euwe's bishop loses its way
   early on and the squeeze begins

9. 
Fischer-Petrosian, Portoroz 1958
 - The "Bear Hug" from Fischer's famous book. Only a draw, but a lesson in
   positional play.  Many people's first encounter with Petrosian.

8. 
Petrosian-Yuchtman, 1959 (King's Indian, Petrosian Variation)
 - The light square game in Petrosian's patent variation.

7. 
Petrosian-Botvinnik, 5th Match Game 1963
 - Never try and outstare a snake!  A long manoeuvring game where
   whittling at a tiny weakness causes the tower to topple.

6.
Petrosian-Spassky, 10th Match Game 1966
 - Chess as judo: Spassky is invited to occupy the centre, but falls under
   his own weight.

5.
Jopen-Petrosian, 1954 (French Winawer)
 - How not to open a chess game: Petrosian must have broken every one of the
   recommendations of beginners books in this game!

4.
Petrosian-Peters, Lone Pine 1976
 - A lesson about isolated Pawns.  A witness said "Peters looked so confused 
   during that game..." - even when he lost.

3.
Petrosian-Mecking, 1969
 - The light square game (reprise).

2.
Petrosian-Pachman, Bled 1961
 - The quietest killer move in history!  

And the top Petrosian game in history is ....

(........................................... [your choice here] )


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