The Most Horrible Blunder In Tigran Petrosian’s Career

May 5, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Tigran Petrosian vs David Bronstein
Amsterdam Candidates (1956) King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Variation Exchange Line (E66)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. dc5 dc5 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qc1 Nd4 11. Rd1 e5 12. Bh6 Qa5 13. Bg7 Kg7 14. Kh1 Rb8 15. Nd2 a6 16. e3 Ne6 17. a4 h5 18. h4 f5 19. Nd5 Kh7 20. b3 Rf7 21. Nf3 Qd8 22. Qc3 Qh8 23. e4 fe4 24. Nd2 Qg7 25. Ne4 Kh8 26. Rd2 Rf8 27. a5 Nd4 28. b4 cb4 29. Qb4 Nf5 30. Rad1 Nd4 31. Re1 Nc6 32. Qa3 Nd4 33. Rb2 Nc6 34. Reb1 Nd4 35. Qd6 Nf5 36. Ng5 Nd6
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