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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail

World Championship 24th • Moscow • 1961

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World Championship 24th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail
Moscow • 1961
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3e53.g3c64.Nf3e45.Nd4d56.cxd5Qb67.Nb3cxd58.Bg2a59.d3a410.Be3Qb411.Nd4a312.Nc2Qxb213.Bd4Bb414.Nxb4Qxb415.Bxf6gxf616.O-OBe617.Rc1Nc618.dxe4dxe419.Nxe4Bxa220.Nd6+Kf821.Nxb7Ne522.Nc5Rb823.Na6Bb324.Nxb4Bxd125.Rfxd1Rxb426.Ra1Rb227.Kf1Kg728.Rxa3Rc829.Be4Re830.Ra4Re731.Bf5Rc732.Rh4h633.Ra4Rc534.h3Nc435.Bd3Ne536.Be4Nc437.Bd3Ne538.Be4Nc439.Ke1Ne540.Rad4Rc341.R1d2Rc1+42.Rd1Rc343.f4f544.Bxf5Nc445.R4d3Rcc246.Bg4Ra247.Rb3Kg648.Kf2Nd249.Re3Nc450.Rb3Nd251.Re3Nc452.Re8Nd253.Re5Kf654.Rf5+Kg655.Re5Kf656.Bh5Rc357.h4Rc458.Bf3Rcc259.Bd5Ra460.Bf3Raa261.Re1Ra462.h5Rc363.Bg2Rc264.Rd1Ra365.Bd5Ra466.Ke1Rd467.Bg2Nb368.Rxd4Nxd469.Kf2Ne670.Be4Rb271.Rf5+Kg772.Rd5Kf673.Kf31-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

73

Opening

A23

English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation

Date

1961.??.??

Moves

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