Petrosian, Tigran V vs Falconer, Neil E
Petrosian Simul · Round ? · 1978.??.?? · 1-0 · E43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation
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PGN
[Event "Petrosian Simul"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Falconer, Neil E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackFideId "2046903"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Ne4 9. Ne1 f5 10. f3 Nf6 11. Nc2 d6 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. e4 fxe4 14. fxe4 e5
15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Rae1 Qg6 17. Bh4 Nh5 18. d5
{ This is a terrible move for White to have to make, but alternatives are no better. }
18... Nf4 19. Qd2 Nc5
{ Black has a dream Nimzo-Indian against one of the great positional players of all time. }
20. Rxf4 exf4 21. Nd4 f3 $1 22. Bg3 fxg2 23. Nf5 Rae8 24. Bc2 Bc8 25. Bb1 Nxe4
26. Rxe4 Bxf5 1-0