Fischer notes are very complimentary,
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
What, me worry? (2exchange sacs)
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
A Matanovic vs Petrosian, 1959  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
P beating the Torre Attack
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Nice try Tigran; Tal was best this day.
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
What, me worry? Going for a king walk.
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1
Nerves of steel.
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Petrosian, 1950  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
Petrosian exercises his king again, and ends on g8!
R Cardoso vs Petrosian, 1975  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 0-1
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
K Langeweg vs Petrosian, 1973  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 51 moves, 0-1
for the game AND the kibitzing
Filip vs Petrosian, 1965  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1952  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Similar finish to Petrosian vs Spassky 1966
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
nice trap of the W Q
Filip vs Petrosian, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
another king walk
Petrosian vs J Peters, 1976  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
another king walk
Petrosian vs Unzicker, 1960  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947  (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
Well worth some study
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 58 moves, 1-0
Keres taken out to the deep end
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
The King IS a fighting piece
P Dubinin vs Petrosian, 1950  (C18) French, Winawer, 46 moves, 0-1
Another king walk
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
It all seems so natural, so easy, so logical...
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
Ultra-logical Tigran!
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1946  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
Gufeld couldn't land a punch.
Petrosian vs Gufeld, 1960  (E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
A Queen sac for initiative.
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
Petrosian in a real brawl .
Gufeld vs Petrosian, 1969  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Ending Bobby's 20 game win streak!
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
+9=8-1 with the Old Indian !
V Kovacevic vs Petrosian, 1970  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 50 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Y Estrin, 1968  (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0
He also masters the Old Indian as White
Petrosian vs G Kasparian, 1946  (A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
also in French collection, the opening is terrific!
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
31...a5!
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1952  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 46 moves, 0-1
Another king walk
Petrosian vs J Kozma, 1958  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
When to abandon dogma
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1962  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1
Patience is the key (plus a clever trap)
Petrosian vs A Saidy, 1972  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
Sense of danger? Not infallible.
Petrosian vs Kotov, 1952  (B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Y Estrin, 1956 (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Petrosian does it again! & White collapses
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Nearing the end...
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
What can I say?
A Bisguier vs Petrosian, 1954  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 0-1
Spassky really admired this game.
Petrosian vs A Bisguier, 1954  (A36) English, 46 moves, 1-0
"...in romantic mode"
Petrosian vs Suetin, 1960  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Patient and implacable
Petrosian vs Lutikov, 1961  (E92) King's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0
Beating the Reti made simple
I Livshin vs Petrosian, 1964  (A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Whew! Chess is hard.
Petrosian vs Suetin, 1954  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 40 moves, 1-0
More pep in his step...
Petrosian vs A Sidorov, 1950  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Some imagination (Bxf7+!)
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Sax, 1979  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Pilnik, 1956  (A56) Benoni Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
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