Fischer vs Petrosian Bled 1961.
This was Fischers first win over Petrosian and he included it in his book My 60 memorable games.
Petrosian played the Caro-Can as Bobby had a terrible score but this wasn't the 16 year old Bobby anymore and he defeated him in a simple way.
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This was Fischers first win over Petrosian and he included it in his book My 60 memorable games.
Petrosian played the Caro-Can as Bobby had a terrible score but this wasn't the 16 year old Bobby anymore and he defeated him in a simple way.
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Robert James Fischer 🆚 Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 18, Sep-30
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) ·
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Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 18, Sep-30
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) ·
1-0
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Fischer vs Petrosian Bled 1961. This was Fischers first win over Petrosian and he included it in his book My 60 memorable games. Petrosian played the Caro-Can as Bobby had a terrible score but this wasn't the 16 year old Bobby anymore and he defeated him in…
fischer_petrosian_1961.pgn
668 B
Yasser Seirawan played tennis with Robert Byrne in Merano 1981 between world championship games. Yasser was Kortchnoi's second.
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The 1981 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Merano, Italy from October 1 to November 19, 1981.
In the end final score was 6-2 in Karpovs favor (+6 -2 =10).
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In the end final score was 6-2 in Karpovs favor (+6 -2 =10).
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Levon Aronian's smile was as big as his winning margin was small after he claimed the #STLRapidBlitz title! We take a look at the winners & losers:
Final #STLRapidBlitz standings with GCT points and prize distribution
Congratulations to Armenia's No 1 Levon Aronian on a wonderful victory in #STLRapidBlitz. After nine rounds of rapid and eighteen rounds of blitz, Aronian finished clear first with 22/36 points.
Congratulations to Armenia's No 1 Levon Aronian on a wonderful victory in #STLRapidBlitz. After nine rounds of rapid and eighteen rounds of blitz, Aronian finished clear first with 22/36 points.
22...Ndf8?! [22...Bf6! Forcing White to push one of his central pawns which would be harmful to him. 23.e5 Now the d4 pawn and d5 square would be weak. (23.d5 cxd5 24.exd5 Nd4 25.Bxd4 Bxd4–+) 23...Be7 24.Ne2 Nb6 25.Kf1 Nc4 26.b3 Na3 27.d5 Nc2 28.Rd1 Nxe3+ 29.fxe3 cxd5 30.Rxd5 Rxa2 31.Rxd8+ Nxd8 32.Nf4 Kg7–+; 22...Nb6 23.d5 Nc5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.Nd3 Be7 26.0–0 Bxh4 27.Nxb4 c5 28.Nd3 c4 29.Nb4 Be7 30.a3 Bf6 31.Rab1 Na4-/+]
23.Nb3 Bf6 24.e5 Be7 25.Be4 Ng7 26.f4 Nf5 [¹26...Nfe6=/+]
27.Bxf5 gxf5=/+
0–1
23.Nb3 Bf6 24.e5 Be7 25.Be4 Ng7 26.f4 Nf5 [¹26...Nfe6=/+]
27.Bxf5 gxf5=/+
0–1
44.Kh3
[44.g4! Kf7 (44...fxg4 45.Bxe4 Bd7 46.Bg6 Kf8 47.Kg3 Bc8 48.Kf4 Bd7 49.Ke5 Bc8 50.Kd5 Bd7 51.Kc5 Kg8 52.Kb6+–) 45.gxf5 Kf6 46.Kg3 Bxh5 (46...Ke5 47.Bxe4 Kxe4 (47...Kxd6 48.f6 Bxh5 49.fxg7 Bf7 50.Kg4 Ke5 51.Bg6 Kf6 52.Bxf7 Kxf7 53.Kf5 Kxg7 54.Ke6+–) 48.f6 gxf6 49.h6+–) 47.Bxe4 Be8 48.f4 Kf7 49.Kf2 Bb5 50.Ke3 Ke8 51.Kd4 Kd7 52.Kc5 Bf1 53.Bd5+–; 44.Bh3 Bd7 45.Bg2 Kf7 46.g4 fxg4 47.Bxe4 Ke6 48.Kg3 Kxd6 49.Kf4 Be8 50.Kxg4 Ke5=]
44...Kf7 45.Kh4 Kf6 46.Bh3??
[46.g4 fxg4 47.Bxe4 Bd7 48.Kg3 Ke5 49.Bd3 Kxd6 50.Kf4±]
46...g5+ 47.hxg6 Kxg6=
½–½
[44.g4! Kf7 (44...fxg4 45.Bxe4 Bd7 46.Bg6 Kf8 47.Kg3 Bc8 48.Kf4 Bd7 49.Ke5 Bc8 50.Kd5 Bd7 51.Kc5 Kg8 52.Kb6+–) 45.gxf5 Kf6 46.Kg3 Bxh5 (46...Ke5 47.Bxe4 Kxe4 (47...Kxd6 48.f6 Bxh5 49.fxg7 Bf7 50.Kg4 Ke5 51.Bg6 Kf6 52.Bxf7 Kxf7 53.Kf5 Kxg7 54.Ke6+–) 48.f6 gxf6 49.h6+–) 47.Bxe4 Be8 48.f4 Kf7 49.Kf2 Bb5 50.Ke3 Ke8 51.Kd4 Kd7 52.Kc5 Bf1 53.Bd5+–; 44.Bh3 Bd7 45.Bg2 Kf7 46.g4 fxg4 47.Bxe4 Ke6 48.Kg3 Kxd6 49.Kf4 Be8 50.Kxg4 Ke5=]
44...Kf7 45.Kh4 Kf6 46.Bh3??
[46.g4 fxg4 47.Bxe4 Bd7 48.Kg3 Ke5 49.Bd3 Kxd6 50.Kf4±]
46...g5+ 47.hxg6 Kxg6=
½–½