David Bronstein v. Tigran Petrosian (Caro-Kann Defense; Leningrad, 1960)

Bronstein v. Petrosian (after 15. Qh5)

[Date "1960"]
[White "David Bronstein"]
[Black "Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 {The common move is Kf3. This move blocks the bishop on f1.} 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 {This reminds us of the french defense.} 5... e6 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nexd4 {Perhaps cxd4 is better as it supports the pawn on e5. The move (Nexd4) created an isolated e5 pawn.} 8...Ng6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 {Black now has a more solid position compared to white.} 10.Bd3 Qc7 {Black attacks the weak and isolated e5 pawn.} 11. Qe2 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 {This is not typical of Petrosian.} 13. Nd4 Kf7 14. f4 c5 15. Qh5 cxd4 {This game shows Petrosian's attacking prowess other than his usual solid style of playing chess.} 16. Bxg6+ hxg6 17. Qxh8 {Black gave up the exchange for purposes of attack.} 17... dxc3 18. Qh7+ Bg7 19. Be3 cxb2 20. Rd1 Ba6 {This prevents white to castle for safety.} 21. f5 exf5 22. Qh3 Qc2 23. Qf3 Bc4 {Without an attack, white opted to give up the game.} 0-1