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Tigran Petrosian, an Uncommon card
Tigran Vardani Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 75,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Tigran Petrosian quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tigran Petrosian card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Petrosian is often credited with ______ chess in Armenia.
Answer
popularizing. Petrosian is often credited with popularizing chess in Armenia. From the Tigran Petrosian article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Heikki Kovalainen. Heikki Kovalainen 85 · Muqaddimah 82 · Dinara Safina 79 · Tigran Petrosian 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
- Petrosian was a candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tigran Petrosian article was read about 75,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Tigran Petrosian
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Tigran Petrosian in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Allen RobinsonUncommon · Society · ATK 84 DEF 83
- Giuseppe FarinaUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 82
- Dinara SafinaUncommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 88
- Bolesław BierutUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 90
- First InternationalUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 93
- MuqaddimahUncommon · Arts · ATK 82 DEF 85
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Tigran Petrosian (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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