Tigran Petrosian’s Immortal “Centralized” Rook

July 27, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, July 27, 2018 6:30amURL:
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Dunaev vs Tigran Petrosian
USSR (1946) Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. g4 Nc5 14. Nc5 bc5 15. g5 Nd7 16. a5 Rb8 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Na4 Rb4 19. b3 Re4 20. c4 h6 21. g6 f5 22. Nc3 Nf6 23. Be4 fe4 24. Rad1 d5 25. cd5 ed5 26. f5 d4 27. Bf4 Qc8 28. Ne2 Qf5 29. Bg3 Qg6 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. Qc2 g5 32. Ne2 d3
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