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←Back to masters listTigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian
Born
1929-06-17
Died
1984-08-13
Countries
Soviet Union
Champion
World Chess Champion
Chess titles
GrandmasterMaster of Sport of USSR in ChessInternational Master
Also known as
Petrosian, Tigran VartanovichTigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Favourite openings
- E12Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variationas White · Named after the player
- E12Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variationas White · Named after the player
- E92King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variationas White · Named after the player
- B20Sicilian Defenseas Black · Signature opening
- C00French Defenseas Black · Signature opening
- E61King's Indian Defensewith both colours · Signature opening
- A10English Openingas White · Signature opening
- B10Caro-Kann Defenseas Black · In the repertoire