Tigran Petrosian vs Dragoslav Tomic

In Vinkovci during 1970, the legendary Tigran Petrosian faced Dragoslav Tomic in a game that concludes with a swift mating pattern. White finds a way to finish the game in just two moves.

Roll over to see the solution: 1. Rxg7+ Rxg7 2. Nf6#

FEN: Q7/2r2rpk/2p4p/7N/3PpN2/1p2P3/1K4R1/5q2 w - - 1 0

About the players

Tigran Vardani Petrosian (1929-1984), also know as "Iron Tigran" was an Armenian chess grandmaster. He had a very strong - impenetrable - defensive stye. He was World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969.

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