[chessmind-announce] New post at The Chess Mind

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Hello,
	There is a new post on The Chess Mind.  You can read it at:

http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1178144467.shtml

It begins:

	Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world champion, was
	renowned for his skill in snuffing out his
	opponent’s attacking possibilities before they
	even entered the other player’s mind. But
	sometimes – especially against a player like the
	eighth world champion, Mikhail Tal – preemptive
	measures don’t work, and then one must defend. Or
	rather, find a way to trump the opponent’s
	attack. That can mean evacuating the king, trading
	off the attackers, putting enough defenders between
	the king and the attackers, or – as in this
	week’s game – trying to mate the opponent’s
	king first!...