Petrosian – Taimanov Petrosian Taimanov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1955.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1955.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Taimanov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 Bd6 {Black plans to challenge the White center by playing 8...Bd6, dxc4 and e5. However, a better move order was to start with 8...dxc4. As played White is able to give support to his c-pawn.} 9.b3 {White plans on answering 9...bxc4 with 10. bxc4. Thus lending support to his central pawns. While, at the same time allowing both his bishops to aim at the Black kingside.} dxc4 10.bxc4 e5 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Ne4 {White offers Black an exchange on e4. Which will remove an important defender from the Black kingside.} Nxe4 13.Bxe4 h6 14.Rad1 exd4 {A mistake which opens up the position for the White attack. 14...Qe7 Trying to keep the position closed should be preferred.} 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Rxd4 Bc5 {16...Nf6 17.c5 Nxh7 18.Rxd6 Qe7 19.Rxh6 This takes advantage of the Black g- pawn being pinned by the White bishop on b2.} 17.Rf4 Qe7 {17...Nf6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 would fatally weaken the Black kings position.} 18.Re4 Qf8 19.Rh4 f6 {19...Nf6 20.Rxh6 gxh6 21.Bxf6+ Wins the Black queen.} 20.Bg6 Re7 21.Rh5 {21. Rh5 frees the h4 square for the White knight.} Bd6 22.Rd1 Be5 23.Ba3 c5 24.Nh4 {Black resigned as he has no good way of meeting the intended light-squared onslaught.} 1-0 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1955.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Taimanov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 Bd6 {Black plans to challenge the White center by playing 8...Bd6, dxc4 and e5. However, a better move order was to start with 8...dxc4. As played White is able to give support to his c-pawn.} 9.b3 {White plans on answering 9...bxc4 with 10. bxc4. Thus lending support to his central pawns. While, at the same time allowing both his bishops to aim at the Black kingside.} dxc4 10.bxc4 e5 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Ne4 {White offers Black an exchange on e4. Which will remove an important defender from the Black kingside.} Nxe4 13.Bxe4 h6 14.Rad1 exd4 {A mistake which opens up the position for the White attack. 14...Qe7 Trying to keep the position closed should be preferred.} 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Rxd4 Bc5 {16...Nf6 17.c5 Nxh7 18.Rxd6 Qe7 19.Rxh6 This takes advantage of the Black g- pawn being pinned by the White bishop on b2.} 17.Rf4 Qe7 {17...Nf6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 would fatally weaken the Black kings position.} 18.Re4 Qf8 19.Rh4 f6 {19...Nf6 20.Rxh6 gxh6 21.Bxf6+ Wins the Black queen.} 20.Bg6 Re7 21.Rh5 {21. Rh5 frees the h4 square for the White knight.} Bd6 22.Rd1 Be5 23.Ba3 c5 24.Nh4 {Black resigned as he has no good way of meeting the intended light-squared onslaught.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
