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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
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3e63.d4Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.a3dxc47.Bxc4Bd68.Nf3Nc69.b4e510.Bb2Bg411.dxe5Nxe512.Be2Qe713.Nb5Rfd814.Qc2a615.Nxd6cxd616.Qd1Rac817.O-ONe418.Nd4Bxe219.Qxe2Nc420.Rac1d521.Qg4Qd722.Qxd7Rxd723.Rc2Ned624.Rd1Rdd825.Nb3Nxb226.Rxb2Nc427.Ra2b628.Kf1f629.a4Ne530.b5Rc331.Nd4Ra832.Rda1a533.Rd1Rac834.Nf5R8c735.Rxd5Kf736.Rd1Ke637.Nd4+Kf738.Ke2R7c439.h3Rb440.Nc2Rbc441.Rd2Ke742.Nd4g643.Rd1Nd744.Nc6+Ke845.Rd6Rc2+46.Rxc2Rxc2+47.Kf3Ra248.Re6+Kf849.Rd6Ke850.Re6+Kf851.Kg3Rxa452.Re7Nc553.Rxh7Ne4+54.Kh2Nd655.Rh8+Kf756.Rb8Nc457.Rc8Nd258.g4Ra259.Rb8Ne460.Rxb6Rxf2+61.Kg1Rb262.Nxa5Nd263.Nc6Nc464.Rb7+Ke665.h4Kd566.Rd7+Kc567.Rd3Kxb568.Nd4+Kc569.Nf3Re270.h5gxh571.gxh5Nxe372.h6Rg2+73.Kh1Rg31/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

73

Opening

E51

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation

Date

1961.??.??

Moves

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