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Tigran Petrosian
Becoming world chess champion with exceptionally resourceful defensive play.
Candidates winner · Title defence
- Born
- 17 June 1929
- Birthplace
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Died
- 13 August 1984
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Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian was a Soviet Armenian chess player and world champion from 1963 to 1969.
Early life
Early hardship
Lost his parents during the war years and worked to support himself.
Chess training
Developed at Tbilisi’s Palace of Pioneers.
Career
- 1952
Grandmaster
Earned the international title.
- 1963
World champion
Defeated Mikhail Botvinnik.
- 1969
Title loss
Lost the championship to Boris Spassky.
Achievements
Candidates winner
Earned the right to challenge for the world title.
Title defence
Defeated Spassky in their first championship match.
Soviet champion
Won his fourth Soviet championship.
Beyond chess
Hearing
Lived with significant hearing loss.
Writing
Helped establish and edit the chess weekly 64.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Harry Pot / Anefo. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
