Petrosian's opponents in Volume II include world champions and challengers Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as notable players such as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Beliavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch , Romanishin, and many others. There is a special focus on the coaches of him Suetin and Zaitsev.
An added bonus is the inclusion of exclusive photos taken from private collections in Georgia and Armenia, many of which have never before been published in the West.
International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gyozalyan have written a comprehensive two-volume treatise on the life and games of Tigran Petrosian, who was world champion from 1963-1969. This Volume II takes the reader on a journey from Tigran's victory in the 1963 world title match against Mikhail Botvinnik, when he firmly established himself as the best player in the world, to his next two title matches against Boris Spassky. in 1966 and 1969 and subsequent candidate matches against Bobby Fischer, Victor Korchnoi and other world-class players of the time. It covers all of his tournaments and matches from the second half of his career, ending with his last matches in 1983.
Karolyi and Gyozalyan provide an in-depth modern analysis of 175 complete games and fragments, summarizing almost all known games played by Petrosian in the period. They also provide considerable background color in each game, with round-by-round analysis of the tournaments and matches in which they were played. Many of these games have not previously been analyzed in detail in modern books, and those that were, however, have received considerably improved analysis.
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