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Tigran Petrosian
9th World Chess Champion
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Petrosian, Tigran   [Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian]

Born:
1929-Jun-17; Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR
Died:
1984-Aug-13; Moscow, USSR

Career Highlights:

1959-1975
USSR Champion (4 times)
1963-1969
World Champion
1962
Candidates tournament - 1st (+8-0=19); Curacao
1963
Title match vs. Botvinnik (+5-2=15); Moscow
1966
Title match vs. Spassky (+4-3=17); Moscow
1969
Title match vs. Spassky (+4-6=13); Moscow
1971
Candidates final match vs. Fischer (+1-5=3); Buenos Aires

Non-title Tournaments:

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Famous Chess Tournaments
1959
USSR (ch) (1st)
1961
USSR (ch) (1st)
1963
Los Angeles (1st-2nd)

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