biography
| name: |
Petrosian, Tigran V(artanovich)
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pronunciation:
[petrohzian]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1929–84)
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| biography:
| Chess player, and world champion (1963–9), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (formerly USSR). He won the title from Mikhail Botvinnik in 1963, and made one successful defence before losing it to Boris Spassky in 1969. |
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