Tigran V Petrosian vs Rafael Kakiashvili

Tigran V Petrosian faced Rafael Kakiashvili in Tiblisi in a game that culminated in a remarkable mate. White finds a way to finish the game in just four moves.

Roll over to see the solution: 1. Qd7+ Re7 2. Qxe7+ Kg6 3. Qg7+ Kh5 4. Qf7#

FEN: 4r2r/5k2/2p2P1p/p2pP1p1/3P2Q1/6PB/1n5P/6K1 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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