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    MOSCOW TO HOST TIGRAN PETROSIAN YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    November 23, 2010 - 17:17 AMT 13:17 GMT

    On January 3-12, 2011, Moscow will host Tigran Petrosian youth chess
    tournament.

    Chess players under 14 will compete in individual and team events,
    armchess.am reported.

    Tigran Petrosian, an Armenian World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969,
    was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" because of his almost impenetrable defence,
    which emphasised safety above all else. Petrosian, was a Candidate
    for the World Championship on eight occasions (1953, 1956, 1959,
    1962, 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980), winning the world championship
    in 1963, successfully defending his title in 1966, and losing it in
    1969. Petrosian won the Soviet Championship four times (1959, 1961,
    1969, and 1975). He was arguably the hardest player to beat in the
    history of chess.




    From: A. Papazian
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