A Worthy Opponent! | Fischer vs Petrosian | (1971) | Game 3

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Robert James Fischer vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
"Third Time's a Charm"
Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 3, Oct-07
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Morozevich Line (C11)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 de4 5. Ne4 Be7 6. Bf6 gf6 7. g3 f5 8. Nc3 Bf6 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. d5 ed5 11. Nd5 Bb2 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Bh8 14. Nef4 Ne5 15. Qh5 Ng6 16. Rad1 c6 17. Ne3 Qf6 18. Kh1 Bg7 19. Bh3 Ne7 20. Rd3 Be6 21. Rfd1 Bh6 22. Rd4 Bf4 23. Rf4 Rad8 24. Rd8 Rd8 25. Bf5 Nf5 26. Nf5 Rd5 27. g4 Bf5 28. gf5 h6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Qe2 Qe5 31. Qh5 Qf6 32. Qe2 Re5 33. Qd3 Rd5 34. Qe2
The Fischer - Larsen Candidates Semifinal (1971) and Petrosian - Korchnoi Candidates Semifinal (1971) was followed by a match between Fischer and past World Champion Petrosian, scheduled in Buenos Aires from September 30 - October 26, 1971. The winner would be the challenger for the World Champion title, in a match against Boris Spassky. The crosstable below gives a round-by-round summary:
For the first game, Petrosian prepared 11...d5, an interesting improvement to three other tries: 11...♕b6 (W Schmidt vs Matulovic, 1964 0-1 - but the move doesn't appear in the database again before this match commenced), 11...♘e7 (Karpov vs Taimanov, 1971 1-0), and 11...♘d4 (the two prior games were Fischer vs Najdorf, 1966 1-0 and Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 1-0). The feat in the first game by Fischer secured his streak at 20 consecutive wins - an exceptional performance for 20th century chess!
With his first white in the match, Petrosian placed a halt to the streak in the second game. They followed the opening moves of Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1961 (1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 d5 4.♗f4 ♗g7 5.e3). Fischer declined the Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit (D83) 5...0-0 by instead choosing 5...c5. Petrosian won, before securing three draws in games 3-5. The opening in the fourth game was a repeat of Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 (by transposition).
Petrosian tested the Sicilian once more in the sixth game, but in the adjournment he struggled to hold. With Lothar Schmid overlooking, his lack of defensive resources in the games nearing the wane of the match decided the winner. During the week before Halloween, Fischer returned with a 4 game winning streak in games 6-9. Fischer agreed to tour Argentina to give simuls after this match was finished.
Fischer advanced to the Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972). The next event that Petrosian took part in was Moscow (1971).
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[@user-ym6lc7pk1e]

There was a joke between Russian masters, which said "if Tal makes a sacrifice against you, then accept it, offer a draw and pray. If Petrosian makes a sacrifice against you, there's no need to do anything: resign immediately".

[@evi9740]

Dima Habenko Дима, ты не прав. Неверная цитата.

[@ateendrasharma5687]

If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it. - Mikhail Botvinnik

[@johnnypastrana6727]

I find Tal the far more deceptive of the two when it comes to sacrifices.

[@ryanmehring4080]

@@johnnypastrana6727 that's not the point. The point is that tal always sacrifices pieces therefore it's a normal game. If petrosian, someone who never sacrifices pieces, does it then he clearly sees something extremely deadly otherwise he wouldn't do it

[@aliateeq2083]

@@ryanmehring4080 Petrosian is also one of the best defensive chess player of all time

[@Addrum]

One day without a video and it felt like an eternity

[@spaceghost7807]

fact

[@rayanal-shikhi140]

SO TRUE

[@nabilbennis6237]

I almost cried myself to sleep xD

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Maybe because st louis thing, less video from agadmator??

[@pikom1553]

I'm 99.999% sure I would've played BxRa1 thinking I'm winning

[@mylifematters858]

M.K Multi me too ha ha . Just shows you the difference between the Gods and Us

[@abj136]

You simply need to look one move ahead. BxR, QxB is obvious, and then you see QxRh8 is coming, but also Nf6+ is coming. Since you can't solve both those problems very well, you don't take the rook.

[@openclassics]

@@abj136 „Just see QxRh8 is coming but also Nf6+ is coming!“ Quod erat demonstrandum...

[@adnan4688]

So far Petrosian was the only guy to give Fischer some serious problems and headaches.A worthy opponent indeed!

[@toxyn1244]

tal

[@SelfReflective]

Petrosian was a world champion for 6 years, ie, more than Smislov, Tal and Spassky combined. Of course he was a great player, and offered some resistance to Fischer. The final result, however, made clear that in that moment of chess history, Fischer was in a league of his own.

[@adnan4688]

@@SelfReflective Thank you for this history reminder, however,I know who Tigran was verywel.I am just saying that so far in this Fischer saga,he was the only guy capable of defeating him.If Tigran had some luck,he could have become champion again,because I feel he would if he defeated Fischer.First 3 games were almost won

[@SelfReflective]

Yes, I agree, Tigran was very near his top form in 1971/72. He beat Spassky in the Moscow tournament after losing to Fischer here in the final round of the Candidates. But he was nowhere near beating Fischer, hard to make that argument when the final result is 6,5 - 2,5.

[@adnan4688]

@@SelfReflective Imagine if the first 3 game went the way they actually almost did,and you have to admit that at this moment Tigran was still better then Spasski hahah.Maybe I am saying this because I allways liked Petrosian and analyzed his games when I was a kid

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Action, drama, awesome accents and possessed canines; not to mention the stories are all real. How could you beat this?

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[@apollyon1]

Chess doesn't even have a season 8 so you're sound.

[@anirudhabrv1]

Woah.. You are increasing Petrosian fans.

[@abebuckingham8198]

I really do love his style. Everything looks normal and then suddenly he finds a way to sac the exchange and win the endgame. I feel as though he exploits the materialistic thinking in chess to find weaknesses other players miss. Oh and of course his defenses are masterful as well.

[@zweany8722]

Truly a clash of titans, this match is an inspiration for everybody, young and old, I'm baffled

[@bardhanjoy]

Generally I like to play "guess the next move" while watching your video. It's no fun during Fischer vs Petrosian due to vast lacking of my analytical ability. Learning a lot from these games.

[@bardhanjoy]

Plus the initiatives are so long term. Petrosian is known for this and Fischer is such an engine that game between them are bound to be likewise.

[@fatfighterxDDD]

coming home, checking subs and finally i can chill after a hard day of work with a wonderful chessgame, commented by a very authentic guy. thanks for this!

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Thomas Feinherb jh

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Agadmator, what a teaching genius you are!! with your analysis of this game, I truly understood what a great depth of analysis players think before they make each move. A lot of players of master level do not understand that the real genius of the legendary players is not in finding the moves they play, but rather in not playing the moves they do not play and being ultimately responsible for the result of the game rather than just trying and then whatever happens happens. Being a person with lifetime education and teaching in mathematics and physics, I am definitely seeing how Agadmator has a unique genius of seeing and appreciating and presenting the striking ultimate deep essential beauty of chess games. My full respect!!

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*sees agad video* *looks at rope* Not today.

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FACT

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Syrio Forel would be proud.

[@sameetkhadka8438]

True story

[@martinet1985]

this is sadly hilarious

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[@DonDon9000]

that variation at 7:43 is the chess equivalent of saying swing first bro in a fight

[@damchuipanmei1326]

Finally! Have been Waiting for this game for ages. Thank you.

[@atharvakokaje5818]

A draw after such a long time 🤩😅 Tigran Petrosian is truly the worthy opponent at this level for Bobby Fischer 🤘 This match is lit🔥🔥

[@joshromero3480]

#suggestion Karpov vs Kasparov world chess championship 1985 series pls

[@nabilbennis6237]

Mister Karpov is the challenger, and he must win the match

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[@746246140641]

1 1/2 - 1 1/2 Fischer vs Petrosian series looking pretty intense!

[@Efogoto]

Very much enjoying the Bobby Fischer story! Thank you for the quality videos.

[@vasilyev]

I love how you wrote Vartanovič!

[@reaganabroad4952]

I really like how the stakes feel higher. Tigran is clearly a world class player. He rarely gets to credit compared to other world champs, but he’s obviously a formidable opponent for an in-his-prime Fischer. Great video!

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

I'm really impressed by how far these guys could see ahead, and do it time and time again throughout a game of this magnitude.

[@timothyhoffman5514]

Excellent reviews, thanks!In this game however, a small correction. The final result was not a draw by agreement. I believe White claimed a draw by repetition. In the final position Black does seem to be at least a little better, so this makes good sense.Keep up the good work!

[@bobworthier7999]

This battle between Fischer and Petrosian has been my favorite so far. Previous opponents performed well, but no one is the same as the Iron Tigran himself

[@boraozkan7015]

Have been waiting for this game! Thanks ❤️

[@Halomaster4ever]

Thanks for this. The analysis was really interesting! Especially as a player just starting out.

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No video yesterday. I was eagerly waiting. U r running great channel Antonio, its not just avout interesting games, the way u narrate, its brilliant. Respect from India.

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[@richardfeynman5560]

A beautiful and complicated game, nicely played by both Fischer and Petrosian, which justifies a draw as it's result!

[@niranjanindia8278]

This was the best analysis of the game...great job antonio..as always like all your videos.

[@Nagantios]

Damn. This series is crazy good. Can't wait to see the next one!

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Nothing better than coming home from an 8-5 to a hot dinner and a new vid, life is perfect!

[@abhishek11572]

No video yesterday?? I was waiting for it eagerly!!

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Great game and insights. Well done yet again.

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That was a an excellent analysis u did there 👍🏻

[@veera5313]

Most probably one of the best game had ever seen, even though a draw, lot of stuff involved....

[@michelepaolini8609]

Agadmator, how long does it take you to analyse a game in such a precise way, even with computer's help? It looks like a quite long work... Thank you so much and congratulations!

[@nicolaszan1845]

Surprisingly, his knowledge is SO vast that it doesn't seem to take him long at all. He is known and dearly loved for his uploading of videos only a couple dozen minutes after the original game occured.

[@JPCPSeto]

You guys clearly have never seen a proper analysis. All his "analyses" are superficial and sometimes even dead wrong. He also doesn't know a lot of background information. For example, he claimed Fischer played g3 because there was a semi-open g-file. The real reason he played g3 is to avoid a setup that Petrosian was used to playing in this opening: after 6. ... gxf6 white often plays 7. N.f3 after which Petrosian played a setup with 7. ... b6 and eventually long castle. Fischer wanted to avoid that variation and THAT's WHY he played 7. g3. But Agad doesn't know details like that.

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[@timothymagsino4883]

My vast knowledge has increased by %2 from today’s video, thank you agad.

[@andreikoto4810]

Love these Fischer series. You're do the very best chess analysis! Btw, Petrosian's name is pronounced as pe-tro-syan stressing the last syllable. I know most names sound different in English but Pe-tro-si-an is going a bit too far from the original?

[@salimurrahmanshowmik9053]

Enjoying Fisher vs Pertosian very much . After this some Tal games would be very much interesting and enjoyable . Because , who does not enjoy a Tal game . Thank you very much for giving me the link of Mekhail Tals last game , I really appreciate it and want to thank you once again.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

When you look at the neat pictures of Fisher from those days when he were conquering the world whilst still young and compare them to what he looks like today (not to mention how his state of mind developed over the years) you get a shocking view of how radically humans can change over time (and regrettably not always for the better)...

[@rahulmasrani1737]

Excellent game agad....shows some important positions as well

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[@GameCraft24]

Great chess series I've ever seen. Two chess titans battling it all out for the title.

[@loginmisc123]

One of the best drawn games. Brilliant play by Bob and Iron Tigran, a 'great tactician'

[@parakhchawda]

Woke up in the morning to see there is no video today. Bad day it was indeed

[@tottenvillelegend826]

I love your chess videos!!

[@YASHTOTLA]

Hey, I am a long time lurker and I appreciate the content and the way it is delivered. Lately, I feel that the series and the associated knowledge is being delivered at a snail's pace. Just a suggestion, but can u update us more frequently? Nonetheless, great content and keep up the good work.

[@josiahmacfarlane4344]

This game is one of the best lessons on endgames I've ever seen

[@richardsmith881]

At 6:05, in the what-if discussion, you show black playing Bg7. However, Lichess says Bf6 defends much better. Black still ends up -2 to white after the exchange, however. Thanks for these geat videos!

[@marin4311]

A brilliant and very offensive opponent to King Fischer ! Antonio, your videos and the clarity of your comments sometimes lead me to the (illusory) idea that chess is not so difficult to understand.

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

It's so rare to see Fischer game where he's fighting tooth and nail for a draw

[@RI0T999]

Another awesome analysis from the mostest awesomnest channel. Some day I will donate if I ever get ahead. Thank you for all you do.

[@j.prt.979]

That Petrosian quote is awesome!

[@mamamamamamamable]

How do you manage to upload so many videos? Really impressive!:)

[@princeoreo7652]

This series is pretty litt tbh

[@TheHigherSpace]

Man .. this Petrosian can defend ...

[@droceretik]

And the other Petrosian?

[@rbueno55]

Sure...he was a former world champion....

[@jereldavid8176]

The exchange of queens bit was hilarious

[@marcorc5167]

YESSS, I was suffering withdrawal symptoms! This series is being like a drug to me, I got worried something happened to you haha!

[@jabastinrenu]

Nice explanation

[@mohamedbrigui1470]

best analysis ♥

[@virioguidostipa5681]

The variation with the "dancing queens" is really something.

[@mohamedashik1204]

I'm really interested in watching Fischers games.. especially this one is very Unique..... Keep going .....add more Fischer series🤗 Love from India

[@ericmose8452]

Its about time😊

[@joncheskin]

After three games, I am wondering where Petrosian got his reputation as a defensive player. So far it has been a bar room fight with Petrosian attacking as much as Fischer.

[@emrabelge6871]

I miss the days when agadmator posted 2- 3 videos in a day😔😔😔

[@Orangelemonblue]

What. A. Game.

[@armann8702]

Nice video.

[@emeerhassansumardi7354]

4:04 instead of bishop capture, Ne8 with a discovered check from the queen, Kg8, Qg7#

[@joseenriquemunar8901]

Finally a new videoo hii agad🖐🖐

[@bobfree1226]

just remember bobby lost most of his games in Russia at Very early in age.14, 15,16 Tal beat him only before 16 years old never after that. So he was 14 yrs old in 1957,lost to tal 4 x lost to spassky 0-4 also but all before 1962 18 years old.aftter 1962 he blanked Tal,crushed Spassky a teacher of chess and GM. He won 20 strait games,and won 72% of his games.HE also wiped the Russians an all else in Blitz games which were not counted in his totals. Kasparov said after his 20 game streak that he said Impossible!! YUP the greatest ever.can you imagine if his mind was no so sick. His sickness started to Show in Spassky 1972 championship.Karpov also said he was not right at all. imagine if he stayed healthy!!

[@cameronrothery6932]

@agadmator great analysis. Fun to get glimpses of two geniuses in action. But to actually play LIKE them...my G-d. These two are operating on a higher plane. Even if you discount their strategy, creativity and willpower, the weight of all their 'basic' calculation is mind numbing.

[@georgepetsoukis5586]

ive been rewatching this series and i have a question.6:30 or so you say only legal move is queen captures,what about rock blocking?i cant understand why its not legal.i get it you still win the queen either way but please enlighten me.

[@andre-rq7uq]

Che partita spettacolare *_*

[@anand.s.manjeri9278]

Iron tiger - My favorite player always.

[@kilimanjarno]

Perfect title. A worthy opponent indeed. Fierce. Combative. Careful. "A much different opponent than... Larsen and Taimanov".

[@emadkhayat7158]

day and half to much

[@kiranchauhan114]

Please upload videos on specific time range. And twice a day. (Its a request) Kind of addicted to the videos, cannot wait for long to see another match. #Agadmator

[@zanebruce2546]

at 13:30 repetition after Qf8 Kh7. What stops Rg6 from winning the Queen?

[@jobsmine]

Fisher is very good but props to petrosian for playing attack mode with the black pieces!

[@ReuvenF957]

I lost track of the number of moves but instead of white Q>d4, what about c4 (threatening the rook on d5)?

[@vishybloke]

hello agadmator at 4:14 instead of castling white can play knight to h5 and after king moves u can deliver checkmate????

[@user-te9vx8bx8y]

f6 easily refutes this.

[@sujiththiyagarajan4290]

Super sir

[@Siddeo]

I analyzed the game..even Stockfish suggested Bishop g2 giving opponent a chance to take the rook..Fischer was a great player for sure

[@johnathant6735]

I am now a Petrosian fan.

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

The players didn't really "agree to a draw" in this game. Petrosian knew he had the advantage and was trying to repeat the position to save time on the clock. He didn't realize at the time that even though he moved a different piece (the rook instead of the queen), he was in fact allowing Fischer to repeat the same position for the third time. So Fischer was able to claim the draw. Petrosian was very disappointed, as I'm sure the entire Soviet delegation was as well.

[@garymarks6647]

Why not nd5 check with an attack on the while queen instead of rd7 at 4:24 in the post?

[@MrArtless1]

The discover attack that you said wouldn't have been that useful from the queen on A1 would have been a forced mate with knight to h5 if im not mistaken.

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I like to count how many times Agadmator says "Sokay" in each video. :)

[@cole590]

hey new to chess and was wondering what all the writing in the description meant? I'm sure it is the moves of the game and if it is how do you read it?

[@davids2448]

The method of describing game moves is called "algebraic notation". A quick google search should help you out!

[@cole590]

David S thank you. very much appreciated!

[@LuxTheSlav]

4:24 Rd7 is a hard move to find but it does lead to a quick checkmate, in that position I would have played Nd5 with a discovered check winning the Queen, and so the game, but you'd have to play it out farther.

[@dark_magician_sdy]

Wow 👌 👏

[@MajinDabora3]

At 10:39, when white knight recaptures black knight at f5, why not bishop d5 and after white either moves or blocks go queen a1, isnt that checkmate or winning the exchange as black?

[@chili9204]

At 4:22 position knight to d5 is a better move than rock to d7 because than the king has to move and after that queen will be captured by the knight with check mate.

[@ruddiearmstrong335]

At #5:20, what is the idea of playing Bh8, but not Bg7 ?