Petrosian – Khasin Petrosian Khasin Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1957.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: USSR Semi-Finals Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "USSR Semi-Finals"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Khasin"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "65"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 c6 7.Nc3 b6 {A typical position from the Catalan Opening. Black's formation is solid.} 8.Ne5 {White posts his knight in the center while unleashing the bishop along the h1-a8 diagonal.} Bb7 9.e4 dxc4 {9...dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nbd7 Now White can win a pawn.} 10.Nxc4 Ba6 11.b3 b5 12.Ne5 b4 13.Ne2 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qxd4 {Black has won a pawn but at the expense of not developing his queenside pieces.} 15.Bb2 Qb6 16.Rac1 {Although, a pawn down White stands better due to his more active pieces and control of the center.} Rd8 17.Qf3 Qa6 18.Rfe1 {Notice how Black can't develop his queenside without losing material i.e. 18... Nbd7 19. Nxc6} Rd2 19.Nc4 Rd8 20.Bf1 Qc8 21.Ne5 c5 22.Nxf7 {White breaks down Black's kingside defences.} Kxf7 23.e5 Qc6 24.Qf4 g5 25.Qxg5 Rg8 26.Qf4 Rg4 27.Qe3 Re4 28.Qd3 Rxe1 29.exf6 {This leaves the Black king defenceless.} Rxf1+ 30.Rxf1 Bf8 31.Rd1 {White prevents the Black queenside from developing with 31...Nd7.} e5 32.Qxh7+ Kxf6 33.f4 {Black resigned.} 1-0 [Event "USSR Semi-Finals"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Khasin"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "65"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 c6 7.Nc3 b6 {A typical position from the Catalan Opening. Black's formation is solid.} 8.Ne5 {White posts his knight in the center while unleashing the bishop along the h1-a8 diagonal.} Bb7 9.e4 dxc4 {9...dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nbd7 Now White can win a pawn.} 10.Nxc4 Ba6 11.b3 b5 12.Ne5 b4 13.Ne2 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qxd4 {Black has won a pawn but at the expense of not developing his queenside pieces.} 15.Bb2 Qb6 16.Rac1 {Although, a pawn down White stands better due to his more active pieces and control of the center.} Rd8 17.Qf3 Qa6 18.Rfe1 {Notice how Black can't develop his queenside without losing material i.e. 18... Nbd7 19. Nxc6} Rd2 19.Nc4 Rd8 20.Bf1 Qc8 21.Ne5 c5 22.Nxf7 {White breaks down Black's kingside defences.} Kxf7 23.e5 Qc6 24.Qf4 g5 25.Qxg5 Rg8 26.Qf4 Rg4 27.Qe3 Re4 28.Qd3 Rxe1 29.exf6 {This leaves the Black king defenceless.} Rxf1+ 30.Rxf1 Bf8 31.Rd1 {White prevents the Black queenside from developing with 31...Nd7.} e5 32.Qxh7+ Kxf6 33.f4 {Black resigned.} 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.