Gligoric vs Petrosian
1172
[Event "Los Angeles"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Gligoric"]
[Black "Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"]
{GLIGORIC (Born 1923) Grandmaster Gligoric's style is reminiscent of
Capablanca, Fine and Flohr. In addition to his highly developed feeling for
slight advantages and his excellent endgame skills, he has a very durable,
tenacious temperament. His skill in holding on firmly to a positional
advantage through all sorts of complications has made him a formidable
opponent for even elite players of the world. It is very appropriate,
therefore, that he was the first player to defeat Petrosian after he won the
World Championship} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 {This variation has been tried repeatedly
since the Second World War. The principle however is far from new: Steinitz
frequently withdrew developed pieces to the back rank in order to redeploy
them more effectively later} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. c5 $1 Qc7 13. cxd6 Bxd6
14. Bg5 exd4 $5 {This raises a question which is perpetually debated: which is
more important - active play for the pieces, or disruption of the pawn
position? Here Black voluntarily permits the doubling of his f-pawn} 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rad8 19. Qh5 Be5 {The critical moment.
Black's pieces are active, and by 20. ... Pb4 he could have put considerable
difficulties in the way of White's development} 20. Nc3 (20. -- b4 21. Qe2
Bf4) 20... Rd4 21. Re3 Bf4 22. Re2 Bd2 23. Nd1 Bg5 24. g3 Qd6 25. Ne3 Bxe3 {
Black cannot allow this Knight to come nosing into his weakened King position}
26. Rxe3 Kg7 27. Bc2 Qd5 28. a3 Rd2 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Rd1 $1 {Forcing Black
into an endgame in which the activity of his pieces will count for less, while
the weakness of his pawns will be accentuated} 30... Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 32.
Bxd1 Rd8 33. Bf3 Rd3 {Black must play an active game} (33... Rd6 34. Rc3 Na4
35. Rc2 c5 36. b3 {Black would have completely no counterplay}) 34. Re8+ Kg7
35. Bxc6 Rb3 36. Re7 Rxb2 37. Bd5 Kh6 38. Bxf7 Kg5 39. Be6 $1 {And now,
althoug h nearly all the pieces have disappeared, White is threatening mate:}
39... Nxe6 (39... -- 40. f4+ Kh6 41. Bg8) 40. fxe6 Kf5 41. Rxh7 Kxe6 42. Ra7
Ra2 43. Rxa6+ 1-0
1-0
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