“They say my chess games should be more interesting. I could be more interesting - and also lose.”

— Tigran Petrosian

Attributed without citation in "Tigran Petrosian's Best Games" http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1014968 at chessgames.com

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Soviet Georgian Armenian chess player and chess writer 1929–1984

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