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Petrosian,T - Chauvenet,R

Simultaneous Exhibition, Maryland, 1976

Annotations by Russell Chauvenet
First published in The Silent Knights, Issue 12, May 1992

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Your enthusiasm for the deaf World Champion Tigran Petrosian has finally reminded me that I played the fellow once.  Petrosian had just won the 1976 Lone Pine tournament in California before starting his exhibition tour.  As I remember it, he looked rather grim and preoccupied, and rather tired towards the end of it all.  I think when he resigned he gave me a perfunctory hand-shake; I didn't expect signs of enthusiasm and I didn't feel I had played especially well - I just took advantage of the situation.  The game v Petrosian just shows that one of me is better than 1/55 of him.

On March 25, 1976, Former World Champion Tigran Petrosian came to Maryland and gave a simultaneous on 55 boards. He faced a fair number of strong players and scored 37 wins, 12 draws, and 6 losses. Among the six exultant victors was Russell Chauvenet. Bearing in mind the physical and mental demands of such exhibitions, and that Petrosian was then 47 years old, here is the score.

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 c5
3.d5 b5
4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6
6.Nc3 d6

7.Nf3

In 1969 MD Champ, I played 7.e4 as W and defeated Charles Powell. In 1992 Melody Amber, Seirawan also played 7.e4 vs Judit Polgar, expecting to win, but she eventually drew.

7...g6
8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 0-0
10.0-0 Nbd7
11.Qc2 Nb6
12.Rd1 Qc7
13.h3 Bc8!?
14.e4 Bd7
15.Bf4 Nh5
16.Bg5 Na4!

17.Bxe7

Taking the bait; typical when you have 55 people to play at once.

17...Rfe8
18.Bg5 Nxc3
19.bxc3 Ba4
20.Qd3 Bxd1
21.Rxd1 h6
22.Bd2 Rxa2
23.Qc4 Qa7
24.Re1 Nf6
25.e5 Ra4
26.Qb5 Rb8
27.Qd3 c4
28.Qf1 Nxd5
29.Nd4 Qc5
30.e6 f5
31.e7 Nc7
32.Be3 Qa3
33.Bc6 Ne8
34.Nb5! Qa2

35.Bxe8?!

Better 35.Bxa4

35...Rxe8
36.Nxd6 Rxe7
37.Bc1 Raa7
38.Be3 Ra4
39.Qg2 Bxc3
40.Qd5+ Kh7
41.Rc1 Qe2
42.Nxf5 gxf5
43.Qxf5+ Kg7

44.Rxc3?

Fatigue sets in.

44...Qe1+
45.Kg2 Qxc3
46.Qg4+ Kf7
47.Qf3+ Qf6
       0-1

Bonus Game - Annofritzed:

Chauvenet,R - Mitchell,W [C38]
Atlanta Atlanta, 1941 [Fritz 8 (60s)]
C38: King's Gambit Accepted

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1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 Bc4 Bg7 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.0-0 h6 6.d4 Ne7 7.Nc3 c6 [ 7...d6 8.Nd5] 8.Ne5 [ 8.e5] 8...d5 9.Nxf7 [ 9.Bb3] 9...Kxf7 10.Bxf4 [ 10.exd5 Kg6] 10...gxf4 [ 10...dxc4 11.Bc7+ Kg6 12.Bxd8 Rxd8 13.Qf3] 11.Qh5+ Kg8 12.exd5 Bxd4+ [ 12...b5 13.Bd3 Qd6 ( 13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd4+ 15.Kh1; 13...cxd5 14.Rxf4 Rh7 15.Re1) ] 13.Kh1 Kg7 14.Rxf4 Bf6 [ 14...Qe8 15.Qxe8 Rxe8 16.Rxd4 cxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Nc6] 15.Rxf6 Kxf6 16.Ne4+ [ 16.dxc6 Bf5 17.Qf7+ Ke5 18.Re1+ Kd6 19.Qf6+ Kc7 20.Rxe7+ Bd7 21.Rxd7+ Qxd7 22.Nb5+ Kb6 23.cxd7+ Nc6 24.Qf2+ Ka5 25.Qc5 Rhb8 26.Nd4+ b5 27.Bxb5 Nxd4 28.b4#] 16...Kg7 17.Qe5+ Kg6 [ 17...Kh7 18.Rf1 Rf8 ( 18...Nxd5 19.Rf7+ Kg6 20.Rg7#) 19.Nf6+ Rxf6 20.Rxf6 Nf5 (20...Nxd5 21.Rf7+ Kg8 22.Qg7#; 20...cxd5 21.Rf7+ Kg8 22.Qg7#) ] 18.Qf6+ Kh7 [ 18...Kh5 19.Ng3+ Kg4 20.Be2#] 19.Qf7# 1-0

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