Milner Barry – Petrosian Milner Barry Petrosian Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1954.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Great Britian vs USSR Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Great Britian vs USSR"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner Barry"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 b5 {A typical reaction to White's kingside play.} 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Bg5 {11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bg5 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5} Nbd7 12.Bd3 {12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Bxg5 14.Qxa8 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Bb7 would trap the White queen.} b4 {12...Bb7 Finishing his development is also good.} 13.Ne2 a5 14.Ng3 a4 15.Nd2 Nc5 16.Nc4 Be6 {A mistake which should cost Black the initiative. 16...Ne6 17.Bd2 Qc7 when Black dominates the dark squares.} 17.Bxf6 {A very grave mistake. White parts with his good bishop and is left defenceless on the dark squares. 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Rxf5 With chances for both sides.} Bxf6 18.Qe2 g6 19.Rad1 Bg5 {Black's king bishop takes control of the dark squares.} 20.Qf2 Qc7 21.Be2 Rfd8 22.b3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 axb3 24.axb3 Ra2 {The occupation of the seventh rank is always a good idea. Now the pawn at c2 is a target, despite the fact that the c-file is closed.} 25.Qe1 Qb8 26.Bd3 h5 {With pressure on both wings White's position collapses.} 27.Nf1 Nxd3 28.cxd3 Bg4 {With this move Black wins material and the game. The control of the seventh rank limits the squares available to the White pieces.} 29.Ra1 Qa7+ {White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "Great Britian vs USSR"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner Barry"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 b5 {A typical reaction to White's kingside play.} 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Bg5 {11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bg5 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5} Nbd7 12.Bd3 {12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Bxg5 14.Qxa8 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Bb7 would trap the White queen.} b4 {12...Bb7 Finishing his development is also good.} 13.Ne2 a5 14.Ng3 a4 15.Nd2 Nc5 16.Nc4 Be6 {A mistake which should cost Black the initiative. 16...Ne6 17.Bd2 Qc7 when Black dominates the dark squares.} 17.Bxf6 {A very grave mistake. White parts with his good bishop and is left defenceless on the dark squares. 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Rxf5 With chances for both sides.} Bxf6 18.Qe2 g6 19.Rad1 Bg5 {Black's king bishop takes control of the dark squares.} 20.Qf2 Qc7 21.Be2 Rfd8 22.b3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 axb3 24.axb3 Ra2 {The occupation of the seventh rank is always a good idea. Now the pawn at c2 is a target, despite the fact that the c-file is closed.} 25.Qe1 Qb8 26.Bd3 h5 {With pressure on both wings White's position collapses.} 27.Nf1 Nxd3 28.cxd3 Bg4 {With this move Black wins material and the game. The control of the seventh rank limits the squares available to the White pieces.} 29.Ra1 Qa7+ {White resigned.} 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.