Apr-04-05 | | DrDave: "In the last round I managed to finish my game spectacularly against Petrosian and the audience was on its feet. I had never experienced such a public ovation. I had to turn my back to the audience to hide the feelings that could be read on my face. After that I continued to play chess." Gligoric, from I play against the pieces. |
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Apr-04-05 | | aragorn69: A typical Petrosian loss. Despite his passive opening, it takes dynamite to explode his defenses ! |
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Apr-04-05 | | ranchogrande: ive played this opening several times and it is clear to me that T.P. mis- handled it.Pb6 should have been played-to avoid a5.And never put the knight on b6 here.It has to have contact with the e5 square.And even h6 is ok , but should(after b6)have been followed by Qg5. |
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Aug-15-05 | | Koster: After this game the crowd was so loud they had to empty the hall so the other games could continue. One of my 10 or so favorite games. |
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Oct-20-07 | | alekhine101: Gligoric threw the proverbial kitchen sink at Petrosian. |
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Jun-20-10 | | Fanques Fair: What a fantastic game !
THIS SHOULD BE GAME OF THE DAY SOON !
The Petrosian-Glgoric Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1967 game of today is an interesting strategic win, while this is a tactical beauty that belongs to the golden treasury of chess...
After 24- Qg4 one would consider White's advantage appreciable, but maybe not sufficient for a win, because while White rules the light squares, Black controls the dark ones.
To be able to transform it into a mating threat in 12 moves is a measure of Gligoric´s strenght at that time, when he was able to breach the solid kind of defensive set up Petrosian was already famous in handling...
After 27 - b4 ! , Black´s game starts going downhill in a spectacular fashion, with 27... cxb4 28 - c5 ! Maybe 27...Ne8 ! would be more tenacious.
31- Qxd6 ! is very strong, but not yet the culmination of the tactical shots....
32- Qxb4 ! , alolowing black to "retain" the extra piece, but the text seems forced from now on...
34 - Rxf6 !! Splendid ! The black king will take a rook, but he´s doomed... The final position, with only Queen and Knight against Black's Queen, 2 Knights and rook , and even Petrosian can´t possibly defend the unfortunate king ! Pearl ! |
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Mar-17-14
 | | LIFE Master AJ: One of "Gligo's" best games ...
# 88 in GM A. Soltis' book, "The 100 Best." |
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Aug-15-17 | | malt: Neat ending ! |
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Dec-02-17
 | | fiercebadger: according to levys book pandimonium broke out and the hall was cleared by the police , clocks were stopped and lights turned off Rabar stayed at his board and worked out Wades piece sac didnt work! |
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Dec-02-17 | | wtpy: Agree this game deserves GOTD. |
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Jun-15-18 | | residentlegal: one to learn from |
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Jun-15-18 | | ughaibu: 26...Re7 seems to me to be unusually careless, for Petrosian. |
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Nov-18-19 | | SpiritedReposte: Low profile gem. |
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Nov-18-19
 | | sleepyirv: <Makes the Belgrade> |
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Nov-19-19 | | sudoplatov: Stockfish suggests that 32...Rfe8 holds. Perhaps a deep search would give more accurate results. Also Stockfish perfers 29.Qh3 to Qg3. |
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Feb-02-20
 | | WTHarvey: Ends on a mate in 2.
 click for larger view36. ? |
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