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fav Smyslov & Petrosian games
Compiled by guoduke
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simply mind-blowing
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

beating the french
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

zugzwang
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957 
(A15) English, 69 moves, 0-1

win with the IQP
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

epic king march
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

classic petrosian
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(A21) English, 52 moves, 1-0

when petrosian plays like tal
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

get 'em pawns roll'n
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

puzzling draw
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

exchange sac
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1

Iron Tigran
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1

a party for the ladies
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

iron tiger
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0

queen sac!!
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

the petrosian attack
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

instructive endgame
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

tactical blow-out
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0

powerful knight against the scheveningen
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

brief and simple
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

tiger's dragon
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1

when petrosian sacs, just resign
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

illustrative use of knights
Petrosian vs A Nielsen, 1960  
(A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0

iron tigran's calm defense
Petrosian vs Stein, 1961  
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 39 moves, 1-0

tigran's opening finesse and tactical precision
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

merciless positional play
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947  
(A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0

a game for the textbooks
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1948  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

tiger's not gonna miss the chance twice!
Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949  
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0

power of the bishops
Petrosian vs Lilienthal, 1949  
(C49) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1-0

petrosian gets back the initiative with one move
Petrosian vs A Sidorov, 1950  
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

petrosian's methodical approach
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  
(A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0

a lesson on retreats
Petrosian vs Aronin, 1961  
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

annotated smyslov
Huebner vs Smyslov, 1968 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1

N vs N ending
Smyslov vs R Persitz, 1969
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 53 moves, 1-0

precise positional play in the scheveningen
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1

closed sicillian
Smyslov vs Geller, 1951 
(B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 48 moves, 1-0

defense and counter attack
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1956 
(A15) English, 57 moves, 1-0

how to capitalize on material advantage
Smyslov vs Tal, 1959 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 65 moves, 1-0

smyslov beats fischer's attack
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

miniature
Smyslov vs Spassky, 1960 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs U Boensch, 1979 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0

petrosian tries the KID
L Schulman vs Petrosian, 1967 
(E77) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

tora tora!
B Andersen vs Petrosian, 1960 
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 29 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

unbelievable draw
Tal vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

outplay positionally and knock out tactically
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1969 
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974 
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

simple and instructive
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

tigran sacs exchange for passers
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1

wanna get away?
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1951 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Suetin, 1954 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 40 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Pilnik, 1956 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Parma vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

attack with tigran p
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1976 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 1-0

petrosian traps queen
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

gazza got tutored by his great predecessor
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1960 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Petrosian, 1950 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1

king march
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1

Portisch vs Smyslov, 1964 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1

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