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- Subject: Re: Petrosian-Bronstein, Amsterdam 1956
- Message-ID: <93001.171954RFFCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- From: Ralph Frisch <RFFCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Date: Friday, 1 Jan 1993 17:19:54 EST
- References: <1993Jan1.162413.22867@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
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- >From: arimakel@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Ari Kalevi Makela)
- >Subject: Petrosian-Bronstein, Amsterdam 1956
- >Date: 1 Jan 93 16:24:13 GMT
- >
- >In Amsterdam Candidates' Tournament 1956 Petrosian played a famous game
- >against Bronstein. Petrosian completely outplayed Bronstein. At the end
- >Bronstein could move only his knight forwards and backwards. But then
- >Petrosian blundered his queen and lost.
- >
- >The game should be a strategical masterpiece and Petrosian once said
- >that it was his most beautiful game. Many books mention that game but I
- >have never seen the game. If someone could mail or post it I would be
- >very pleased.
- >--
- >Ari K. M{kel{ Department of Radiochemistry
- >ari.makela@helsinki.fi University of Helsinki
-
- Ari, I've translated this game from a book in Russian, with comments
- by Tigran Petrosian.
-
-
- Petrosian,T - Bronstein,D
- Amsterdam Candidates Tournament, 1956
-
- From the "Turnir Grossmeisterov v Amsterdame" by L. Abramov book.
- Publisher "Fizkultura i Sport", Moscow 1958.
- Round 2, March 28, 1956, annotations by Tigran Petrosian, game #7, p20.
-
- 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d4 d6 8.dxc5
-
- White is steering the game towards a symmetric position, where Black
- as is well known, must observe some degree of caution.
-
- 8...dxc5 9.Be3 Nd7
-
- Of 3 possible continuations
- 9...Qa5, 9...Be6 and 9...Nd7, the most unfortunate.
-
- 10.Qc1
-
- White takes over the d file with his Rook, and it becomes apparent,
- that the Black Queen does not have a comfortable shelter.
-
- 10...Nd4? 11.Rd1 e5?
-
- It is clear, that Black cannot maintain the Knight on d4, and the d5
- square becomes a permanent White possession. The last 2 Black moves
- are ill chosen and are the reason for Black's later difficulties.
-
- [11...b6 Relatively better was 10...b6 and 11...Bb7]
-
- 12.Bh6 Qa5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Kh1
-
- Dealing with the threat of 14...Qxc3 and Nxe2+
-
- 14...Rb8
-
- Black has played the opening poorly and obtained a very difficult
- position.
-
- 15.Nd2!
-
- From here the Knight can bother the Queen and also move to e4, from
- where together with his "companion" on d5, will lead to minimal
- freedom of movement by Black pieces. 15...a6
-
- 16.e3 Ne6 17.a4
-
- Restraining b5, White condemns Bc8 to a pitiful role, where it stays
- for the remainder of the game.
-
- 17...h5 18.h4 f5
-
- The last two moves brought about the creation of new weaknesses. But
- it was difficult to avoid this. It was necessary to deny the e4
- square to White pieces and to somewhat expand the territory on the
- kingside.
-
- 19.Nd5 Kh7 20.b3
-
- [20.b4 cxb4 21.Nb3 This looked more energetic. White however, did
- not choose this line, not wishing to grant the c5 square to Black
- Knights.]
-
- 20...Rf7 21.Nf3 Qd8 22.Qc3 Qh8
-
- In a difficult situation, Bronstein finds an interesting relocation
- of the Queen, somewhat enriching his defensive resources. Black
- plans 23...e4, achieving a trade of Queens, and the e5 square for the
- Knight.
-
- [22...e4? Bad is 22... e4 because of 23.Ne5 with an overwhelming
- position for White. It is not simple to find the correct plan
- after 22...Qh8, though]
-
- 23.e4!
-
- White denies his opponent the above mentioned continuation and
- opens lines, creating concrete threats.
-
- 23...fxe4
-
- [On 23...f4 24.Bh3 is very strong]
-
- 24.Nd2 Qg7
-
- At this moment Bronstein was already in a serious zeitnot, and he
- decided to move his pieces away from the possible Knight forks,
- and to move with the only piece, whose movement does not worsen
- his position, namely the Knight on e6.
-
- [24...Rxf2 With an overwhelming position for White the opening of
- the f file would have been to White's advantage.]
-
- 25.Nxe4 Kh8 26.Rd2 Rf8 27.a5 Nd4 28.b4 cxb4 29.Qxb4 Nf5 30.Rad1 Nd4
- 31.Re1 Nc6 32.Qa3
-
- White successfully escapes the danger, which he nevertheless
- succumbed to 4 moves later.
-
- 32...Nd4 33.Rb2
-
- Taking advantage of the fact that Black has nothing to do, White
- intends to maneuver until the end of the time control, without
- making decisive actions.
-
- 33...Nc6 34.Reb1 Nd4 35.Qd6 Nf5
-
- Making his 35th move, White intended to respond to 35...Nf5 by
- 36.Qc7, but, having thought for 1+-2 minutes, decided to play
- the move which "wins" immediately.
-
- 36.Ng5?? Nxd6
-
- White resigns.
-
-