Stop the Opponent
Petrosian games train you to notice danger early. Before choosing a move, identify the opponent's best active idea and decide whether it must be prevented.
Petrosian Games: Study Petrosian Games Move by Move
Study Petrosian games through interactive Guess the Move training. Play through Tigran Petrosian's games, practice prophylaxis, exchange sacrifices, and defensive imagination, and track your score and accuracy.
Petrosian Games to Study
Choose a Petrosian game, play through the winning side's moves, and return here to review your score and accuracy. This table is built for players who want to study Petrosian games actively instead of replaying them passively.
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| Game | Event | Year | Moves | Played | Current move | Score | Correct | Accuracy | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Viktor Korchnoi 1-0 | USSR Junior Championship, Leningrad URS | 1946 | 23 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Ludek Pachman 1-0 | Bled, Bled YUG | 1961 | 21 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Vasily Smyslov 1-0 | USSR Championship 1961a, Moscow URS | 1961 | 32 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Mikhail Botvinnik 1-0 | Botvinnik - Petrosian World Championship Match, Moscow URS | 1963 | 48 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Boris Spassky 1-0 | Petrosian - Spassky World Championship Match, Moscow URS | 1966 | 30 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian - Robert James Fischer 1-0 | Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final, Buenos Aires ARG | 1971 | 32 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Garry Kasparov - Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian 0-1 | Tilburg Interpolis, Tilburg NED | 1981 | 41 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Rethink Material
Petrosian's exchange sacrifices were often about squares and control. Use each position to ask what a piece is actually doing, not only what it is worth.
Defend Actively
Prophylaxis is not passivity. The best defensive moves often prepare future pressure by making counterplay impossible first.
How to Use This Page
For improvement
Study Petrosian games slowly. Write down your candidate moves, choose one move, and only then compare your decision with the game. The value comes from noticing why a great player preferred one plan over another.
For searchers
This page is a focused entry point for players looking for Petrosian games, ways to study Petrosian games, world champion game study, and online Guess the Move chess practice.
Petrosian Guess the Move FAQ
What are Petrosian Games on IgniteChess?
Petrosian Games are interactive Guess the Move lessons built from Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian's games. Instead of replaying the moves passively, you study Petrosian games by choosing the move you think the player or winning side played.
How do I study Petrosian games with Guess the Move?
Choose a game from the table, calculate candidate moves before each turn, play your move on the board, and then compare it with the historical game move, engine feedback, score, and accuracy.
Can I track progress while I study Petrosian games?
Yes. The table shows completed games, resumable games, current move, score, correct moves, and accuracy when progress data is available.
Where can I start playing?
Start from the Petrosian games table above, or use the main Guess the Move trainer to choose a master game and begin move-by-move training.