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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail

World Championship 23th • Moscow • 1960

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World Championship 23th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail
Moscow • 1960
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.d4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3c55.e3Nc66.a3Bd67.dxc5Bxc58.b4Bd69.Bb2O-O10.cxd5exd511.Nb5Bb812.Be2a513.bxa5Nxa514.O-ORa615.Be5Bxe516.Nxe5Re817.Nd3Ne418.Nf4Re519.Rc1Rh620.Nd4Nc621.g3g522.Nd3Re823.Bg4Bxg424.Qxg4Nxd425.exd4Qf626.Ne5Nd227.Rfd1Rxe528.Rxd2Re429.Qc8+Kg730.Qxb7Qe631.Rf1Re132.Qb5Qh333.f3Qe634.Rf2Rf635.Rxe1Qxe1+36.Kg2g437.Qd3h538.Rf1Qe639.fxg4Rxf140.Kxf1hxg441.a4Qb642.Kf2Qb443.Ke3Qxa444.Kf4Qa245.Qe3Qxh246.Qe5+Kf847.Qd6+Kg748.Qxd5Qf2+49.Kxg4f5+50.Kg5Qxg3+51.Kxf5Qg6+52.Kf4Qf6+53.Ke3Kf854.Kd3Qf1+55.Ke4Qg2+56.Ke5Qg5+57.Ke6Qe7+58.Kf5Qc759.Qa8+Ke760.Qe4+Kd861.Qh4+Kc862.Qh8+Kb763.Qe5Qf7+64.Ke4Qg6+65.Qf5Qd666.Qf7+Kc867.Qf5+Kd868.Qa5+Ke869.d5Ke770.Qa7+Kd871.Qa8+Kd772.Kf5Ke71/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

72

Opening

D40

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense

Date

1960.??.??

Moves

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