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Petrosian, Tigran V vs Fischer, Robert James

Candidats final • Buenos Aires • 1971

Petrosian vs Fischer — Candidates FinalTop 100

1971. The Candidates Final that decided who would challenge Spassky. Petrosian's defensive genius against Fischer's relentless attacking style — two fundamentally different chess philosophies in collision.

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Candidats final

Petrosian, Tigran V vs Fischer, Robert James
Buenos Aires • 1971
0-1
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.Nf3c52.b3d53.Bb2f64.c4d45.d3e56.e3Ne77.Be2Nec68.Nbd2Be79.O-OO-O10.e4a611.Ne1b512.Bg4Bxg413.Qxg4Qc814.Qe2Nd715.Nc2Rb816.Rfc1Qe817.Ba3Bd618.Ne1g619.cxb5axb520.Bb2Nb621.Nef3Ra822.a3Na523.Qd1Qf724.a4bxa425.bxa4c426.dxc4Nbxc427.Nxc4Nxc428.Qe2Nxb229.Qxb2Rfb830.Qa2Bb431.Qxf7+Kxf732.Rc7+Ke633.g4Bc334.Ra2Rc835.Rxc8Rxc836.a5Ra837.a6Ra738.Kf1g539.Ke2Kd640.Kd3Kc541.Ng1Kb542.Ne2Ba543.Rb2+Kxa644.Rb1Rc745.Rb2Be146.f3Ka547.Rc2Rb748.Ra2+Kb549.Rb2+Bb450.Ra2Rc751.Ra1Rc852.Ra7Ba553.Rd7Bb654.Rd5+Bc555.Nc1Ka456.Rd7Bb457.Ne2Kb358.Rb7Ra859.Rxh7Ra160.Nxd4+exd461.Kxd4Rd1+62.Ke3Bc5+63.Ke2Rh164.h4Kc465.h5Rh2+66.Ke1Kd30-1

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Result

0-1

Black wins

Moves

66

Opening

A06

Zukertort Opening

Date

1971.??.??

Moves

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