Petrosian – Johansson Petrosian Johansson Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1966.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Havana Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Havana Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Johansson"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Nc6 8.Be3 Qc7 9.O-O Bd7 10.Nb3 b5 {A typical position in the Sicilian Defense. Black attacks on the queenside and White operates on the kingside and in the center.} 11.a3 Be7 12.Rf2 b4 13.axb4 {13.Na4 Nxe4 14.Nb6 Rb8 15.Rf3 Rxb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 17.Kh1 Nf2+ 18.Rxf2 Qxf2} Nxb4 14.Bf3 Rc8 {Black continues to ignore the safety of the king.} 15.g4 h6 {This pawn thrust just gives White a target to attack. Better was O-O.} 16.g5 hxg5 17.fxg5 Nh7 18.Qd2 Nf8 {Black's pieces lack coordination due to his king being stuck in the center.} 19.Qd4 {The double attack on Black's knight and g-pawn nets White material.} Nc6 20.Qxg7 Rh7 21.Qg8 Ne5 22.Be2 Bc6 23.Rxa6 {White has the initiative on the whole board.} Rd8 {Now White wins with a nice combination.} 24.Rxc6 {This exchange sacrifice ends the game quickly.} Nxc6 25.Bb5 {Black resig ned as he has no good response to White's many threats. If you don't see the threats try defending against Gambit.} 1-0 [Event "Havana Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Johansson"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Nc6 8.Be3 Qc7 9.O-O Bd7 10.Nb3 b5 {A typical position in the Sicilian Defense. Black attacks on the queenside and White operates on the kingside and in the center.} 11.a3 Be7 12.Rf2 b4 13.axb4 {13.Na4 Nxe4 14.Nb6 Rb8 15.Rf3 Rxb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 17.Kh1 Nf2+ 18.Rxf2 Qxf2} Nxb4 14.Bf3 Rc8 {Black continues to ignore the safety of the king.} 15.g4 h6 {This pawn thrust just gives White a target to attack. Better was O-O.} 16.g5 hxg5 17.fxg5 Nh7 18.Qd2 Nf8 {Black's pieces lack coordination due to his king being stuck in the center.} 19.Qd4 {The double attack on Black's knight and g-pawn nets White material.} Nc6 20.Qxg7 Rh7 21.Qg8 Ne5 22.Be2 Bc6 23.Rxa6 {White has the initiative on the whole board.} Rd8 {Now White wins with a nice combination.} 24.Rxc6 {This exchange sacrifice ends the game quickly.} Nxc6 25.Bb5 {Black resig ned as he has no good response to White's many threats. If you don't see the threats try defending against Gambit.} 1-0 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.