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Petrosian - The Punisher

The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 6

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Catalog Product Code: B0006TP

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Weight: 0.1812
Author: Bob Long
Publication Date: October 30, 2011
Notation Type: AN - Algebraic
Page Count: 60

Book Description

Tigran Petrosian, Armenian, was the ninth world chess champion, said to be the hardest to beat opponent in the world. This title includes 75 games, 53 of which are annotated in a lively style to show how flexible and tactical he could really be with many wins under 30 moves.

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