 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Petrosian aive Mukwikwidzi weWorld Chess Championship kasere 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1977 uye 1980. Akakunda World Championship muna 1963achirwisana naMikhail Botvinnik, akabudirira kuzvidzivirira muna 1966 achirwisana naBoris Spassky, uye akarasikirwa naro kuna Spassky muna 1969. Nokudaro akanga ari Mudziviriri weNyika Champion kana World Championship Candidate mumakore gumi akatevedzana emakore matatu. Akakunda Mukombe weSoviet kanokwana kana 1959, 1961, 1969, uye 1975. 