Petrosian, Tigran A. vs Balashov, Yuri S
USSR · Round 1 · 1978.01.01 · 1-0 · A20 English Opening: King's English Variation
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[Event "USSR"] [Site "USSR"] [Date "1978.01.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran A."] [Black "Balashov, Yuri S"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] [WhiteElo "2145"] [WhiteFideId "13300849"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2590"] [BlackFideId "4100263"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A20"] [Source "MillionBase2.9"] [SourceQuality "4"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. c4 e5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3 Qe7 9. Bd3 Kh8 10. Be4 Nb6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 f5 14. e4 fxe4 15. dxe4 Rf4 16. Qc3 Re8 17. O-O c5 18. Kh1 Bc6 19. Rae1 Nd7 20. Ng1 Nf6 21. f3 Nh5 22. g4 1-0