Tigran Petrosian

✶June 17, 1929

†August 13, 1984

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Tigran Vardani Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster. The ninth World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969, he was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost-impenetrable defensive playing style, which emphasized safety above all else. Petrosian is often credited with popularizing chess in Armenia.

Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster (1929–1984)

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