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Tigran Petrosian
May. 7th, 2004 10:43 pm" Has anyone ever proven that defense is less dangerous and risky than attack?"--Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian, an ethnic Armenian, was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. His parents died before he was 16. He worked as a street sweeper while he improved his chess. Unlike prodigies, who prove their mettle in a blaze of glory, Petrosian gradually moved up the ranks as his skills improved. His life was filled largely with chess play.
This is a story of a subtle, unassuming man, who became the champion of the world, though chess fans reviled him. Petrosian worked the subtlest chess art, work so subtle that its beauty could not easily be understood. He proved perhaps the greatest chess prophet, though, as prophets often are, he received no more than a fraction of the recognition he deserved.
( Petrosian said 'Grandmasters are not Gladiators' )
Tigran Petrosian, an ethnic Armenian, was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. His parents died before he was 16. He worked as a street sweeper while he improved his chess. Unlike prodigies, who prove their mettle in a blaze of glory, Petrosian gradually moved up the ranks as his skills improved. His life was filled largely with chess play.
This is a story of a subtle, unassuming man, who became the champion of the world, though chess fans reviled him. Petrosian worked the subtlest chess art, work so subtle that its beauty could not easily be understood. He proved perhaps the greatest chess prophet, though, as prophets often are, he received no more than a fraction of the recognition he deserved.
( Petrosian said 'Grandmasters are not Gladiators' )
