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Tigran Petrosian

Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. 1984)

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster and the ninth 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 often credited with popularizing chess in Armenia.

17 June 1929

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