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1.e4 King's Pawn Game c6 Caro-Kann Defense 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 3.e5 Advance Variation 3.exd5 Exchange Variation 3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 Classical Variation 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.Bd3 Wanting to exchange light square Bishops. e6 8.0-0 Qc7 9.c4 0-0-0
Opposite Sides Castling 10.Bxg6 He would have preferred that the exchange to have taken place on d3 but at last he relents opening the h-file for Black. hxg6 11.Qa4 Kb8 12.b4 And so the race begins, White attacks on the Queenside, Black on the Kingside. Nh6 13.Qb3 Nf5 14.a4
White has a pawnstorm marching toward the Black King while Black has an open file against the White King. Which will prove decisive? 14...e5 Black puts the question to White's majority and prepares to get his own infantry moving. 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 16.Bf4 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Rxd6= 16...Qxe5 17.Bb2 Qc7 White has his pieces in the game and his pawns are more advanced. 18.c5 a5 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rh4
What a Rook Lift! 21.bxa5 Opens a road to the King. Bxc5 Suddenly Black's pieces have sprung to life and his attack is starting to look menacing. 22.a6 Who has the edge? b6 23.Re1 Ka7 24.Be5 Qd7 25.Ne4 Bd4 26.g3 White wants to get the Black Rook off the 4th rank. Bxe5!
The Exchange Sacrifice that Petrosian is famous for. The defensive shell around the White King is greatly weakened. 27.gxh4 Nd4 28.Qd1 Qd5 Securing the Queen on a defended square and also establishing control of the long diagonal. 29.Re3 Nf5 More clever tricks from Black 30.Re1 Nd4 31.Qd3 f5 Now the pawns start driving back the White pieces. 32.Ng5 c5
White's only real assets now are the exchange sacrifice and a well blockaded passed a-pawn, Black has spatial superiority, good control of the center and control of the long diagonal. How will this struggle end? 33.Re3 c4!? Contrary to what you might expect Black begins to push his Queenside. 34.Qd1 Kxa6 35.Ra3 Bf6 36.h3 f4 Black continues to restrict space to his opponent. 37.Qg4 Ka5 Not allowing the White Queen to enter with tempo. 38.Nf3 Kb4 39.Nxd4!
Returning the exchange with the idea of relieving the pressure. 39...Kxa3 40.Nc2+ Kxa4
Black has too much in this position and White resigns. 0–1
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Dueckstein,A-Petrosian,T-0–11962B18GotM #61
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