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Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 23th • Moscow • 1960

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World Championship 23th

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
Moscow • 1960
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.Nf3Nf62.g3g63.Bg2Bg74.O-OO-O5.c4c66.b3Ne47.d4d58.Bb2Be69.Nbd2Nxd210.Qxd2Na611.Rac1Qd612.Ne5Rfd813.Rfd1Rac814.Qa5dxc415.Nxc4Qc716.Qe1Qb817.e4Bxc418.Rxc4Nc719.Bh3e620.Bc1Qa821.Bg5Re822.Qd2f523.Bh6Bxh624.Qxh6Re725.Re1Rf826.Rc5Qd827.Re5Ref728.Qd2Qd629.Bf1Rd730.exf5Rxf531.R5e4Rf632.h4Kg733.h5gxh534.Rh4Kg835.Bd3Rg736.Re5Rff737.Qh6Qe738.Rexh5Nd539.Qd2Nf640.Rh6Qd641.Rf4Qf842.Qe3Nd543.Rxf7Qxf744.Qe5Nc745.Qc5Qf346.Bxh7+Rxh747.Qg5+Kh848.Qd8+Kg749.Rxh7+Kxh750.Qxc7+Kg651.Qxb7Qe452.Qa6Qe1+53.Kg2Qe4+54.Kf1Qb1+55.Ke2Qc2+56.Kf3Qf5+57.Ke3Qg5+58.Ke2Qh5+59.Kd2Kf660.Qxc6Qa5+61.Qc3Qxa2+62.Ke3Kf763.d5exd564.Qc7+Kf665.Qc6+Ke766.Qxd5Qa167.Qe4+Kf768.Kf4Qc1+69.Kg4Qa170.Qd5+Kf871.Kf5Qb1+72.Kf61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

72

Opening

D78

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense

Date

1960.??.??

Moves

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