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A-8Progress Sulleiin, Pomona. California, Sunday,Chess“lilPetrosianinsteadtigrantiglonLM Iy4b ♦***It is not well known but the hybrid offspring of a tiger ard a lie.- is calk'd a tiglon. Itpieces has left white with onesided control of crucial king-side squares. Notice how thealso is not weil known that*■Vrlt;*je x-world champion Tigran Petrosian, renowned for hisandquietA - 'Ito/vJsubtle positional Jnaneuvers, is a master of tactics and attack when the Occasion demands. Tigran, the human, plays on rare occasions as if he were half tiger or a “tigran,” as it were.V./Diogrom II5LU Kk»*lt; |iir\two white bishops, the queen and the advanced pawn (supported by the rook at Kl), combine to rake the kingside.After four more moves bv*»Petrosian. Kochiev resignea. Can you guess the firstw 'I960'.mo\e? Petrosian played 17) B-N5. developing the bishop, controlling the important KB6 and K7 squares and gaining time bv attacking the black*5 n6 3d d8)1 NXrook at Ql. His opponent answered. . . .B-K2 (there are other tries) and Tigran played IS) B-B5, forcing the reply. . . .Q-Kl and creating the position of diagram three.; (0!e j ram 3?ULACk k ochfct'O d A gX NX vdXQR QN OB Q K KB KN KR* HITEIn the position in diagram on.;, black (Kochiev) is already m serious trouble. If he castles, white will immediately play QxRP checkmate. For this reason, he played instead 15). . . .BxN and Petrosian (keeping his kingside pawns intact) played’ 16) QxB. With the queen diverted and the mate threat momentarily eliminated, black castled andreached the position in diagram two.QR QN QSKB KN KRPellO-f i ?lw nutWhatis Petrosian’s next move? Answer: he played 19) B-B6! After the reply. . . .P-N3 and 20) Q-B4. Kochiev resigned.(Diagram 2!RUCKkovhift(Diagram 4*BLACKk ochiev85 5 X 8X6QR QN QBKB KN KRQR QN QB QKN KRPit,'lt;•-1511|I VlrM-iatiNMim;»*»•* in 11i*.Abrief analysis reveals *' w bite’s substantial super-iorify. The elimination of m black’s white-squared bishopand the general line-up of theReaction variedIn the position of diagran four after 19) B-B6H. thlt; threat was 20) Q-R5, P-N3; 21) Q-R6 followed by checkmate. After the last two moves of the game, the same mate is unavoidable. P.xB and BxB also lose both after 19)to new probeB-B6 and in the final position.Petrosian’s determinedBy United Press InternationalReaction was swift butvaried today to the U.S. Justice Department announcement it had ordered a newrmaneuvering for squares in the earlier phase of the game has culminated in an abruptand devastating finale.inquiryCopyright 1973 bv Shelby LvmanHit/A n i \ i a, .
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