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Birthday
*** ,1929
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Death day
August 13, 1984 (55 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet Armenian Grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost impenetrable defensive playing style, which emphasized safety above all else. Petrosian is credited with popularizing chess in Armenia. Petrosian was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions. He won the World Championship in 1963, successfully defended it in 1966, and lost it to Spassky in 1969. Thus he was the defending World Champion or a World Championship Candidate in ten consecutive three-year cycles. He won the Soviet Championship four times.
Full nameTigran Petrosian
CountrySoviet Union
BornJune 17, 1929, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
DiedAugust 13, 1984, Moscow, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
TitleGrandmaster (1952)
World Champion1963–1969
Peak rating2645 (July 1972)

About Tigran Petrosian

Chess Player Tigran Petrosian was born in Armenia on June 17, 1929. He dies at the age of 55, on August 13, 1984.

From 1963 through 1969, he was the World Chess Champion for the Soviet Union.

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Tigran Petrosian before becoming famous

Tigran Petrosian was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1929 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

When he was 12 years old, he began formal chess training.

Achievement of Tigran Petrosian

He won the Soviet Championship four times (1959, 1961, 1969, and 1975), and he was named the all-time hardest player to beat in a 2004 research.

Tigran Petrosian's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to Armenian parents in the Soviet Union.

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Tigran Petrosian Collabed with

He was a chess master Chess Player Paul Keres' opponent.

Paul Keres (1916 - 1975) (Chess Player)
Paul Keres (1916 - 1975)

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Tigran Petrosian Income & Net worth

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Tigran Petrosian Height and Weight

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