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Another very instructive game from the master of defense: Tigran Petrosian. This part discusses how Petrosian developed his unique style of play, which, at the time this game was played, was both a mixture of prophylactic defense and provocation.

Dückstein - Petrosian, 1962
Part One

Dückstein,Andreas - Petrosian,Tigran
Varna Olympiad (6), 1962
Caro-Kann [B18]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.Bd3 e6 8.0–0 Qc7 9.c4 0–0–0 10.Bxg6 hxg6 11.Qa4 Kb8 12.b4 Nh6 13.Qb3 Nf5 14.a4 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Bb2 Qc7 18.c5 a5 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rh4 21.bxa5 Bxc5 22.a6 b6 23.Re1 Ka7 24.Be5 Qd7 25.Ne4 Bd4 26.g3 Bxe5 27.gxh4 Nd4 28.Qd1 Qd5 29.Re3 Nf5 30.Re1 Nd4 31.Qd3 f5 32.Ng5 c5 33.Re3 c4 34.Qd1 Kxa6 35.Ra3 Bf6 36.h3 f4 37.Qg4 Ka5 38.Nf3 Kb4 39.Nxd4 Kxa3 40.Nc2+ Kxa4 0–1

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