2 exchange sacs in one game!
O Troianescu vs Petrosian, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
2 exchange sacs and an unstoppable attack!
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Giving up an exchange to obtain pass pawns
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
Even Time is helpless against Petrosian
Petrosian vs V Loginov, 1983  (E92) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
14.Rxe5! and Larsen resigns after 34 moves
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (C00) French Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Petrosian did it even in 16
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
And again those rolling center pawns
Dunaev vs Petrosian, 1946  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Exchange sac for dominating the dark squares
Petrosian vs Reshevsky, 1964  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 74 moves, 1-0
How did he do this??!!
Szabo vs Petrosian, 1952  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 47 moves, 0-1
R for a fianchetto B and strong outposts
Petrosian vs Sosonko, 1981  (A20) English, 45 moves, 1-0
Sac for an attack
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1976  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 1-0
Sac for breaking oponent's initiative
Petrosian vs Nunn, 1978  (A61) Benoni, 35 moves, 1-0
Poor Spassky, another sac from WC
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
Exchange sac followed by a 17 move mating combo
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
Taking the 'bait'
Y Sakharov vs Petrosian, 1956  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1
Fantastic attack after the exchange sac
A Chistiakov vs Petrosian, 1956  (C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1
In Tal's style
Petrosian vs Y Estrin, 1968  (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Very, very beautiful!
Klovans vs Petrosian, 1975  (C11) French, 60 moves, 0-1
You just can't stop Petrosian's passers
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Sac for a K side attack, very instructive
P H Clarke vs Petrosian, 1958  (C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
Weird castling and great follow-up
Gulko vs Petrosian, 1976  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1
Don't give pass pawns to Petrosian, it's a sure loss
A Dueckstein vs Petrosian, 1962  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Exchange for connected passed pawns
Petrosian vs Dorfman, 1975  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Returning some material
J Diez del Corral vs Petrosian, 1962  (B56) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
Another smooth win
Petrosian vs Kholmov, 1982  (E16) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Run out of titles for the games
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1961  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
A Monster Pin!
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Not like the rest games, just a beautiful mating attack
Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0
Sac' to draw
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Almost did it, a beatiful draw
Tal vs Petrosian, 1958  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Blockade
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1972  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Missed opportunity on move 32, because of time trouble
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
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