They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could… - Tigran Petrosian

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They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could be more interesting - and also lose.

Tigran Petrosian

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About Tigran Petrosian

Tigran Petrosian (17 June 1929 – 13 August 1984) was World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969.

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Native Name: Տիգրան Վարդանի Պետրոսյան

Alternative Names: Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian • Petrosian, Tigran Vartanovich

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Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can.

I have a weakness for any piece in excess of my opponent's numbers - from pawn to queen.

They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could be more interesting — and also lose.

They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could be more interesting - and also lose. - Tigran Petrosian

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