Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Mikhail Tal
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 23th
Site	Moscow
Round	8
Date	1960.00.00
Opening	Modern Benoni (A60)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5N2/pP6/3P1p2/5PpP/3r4/7P/6K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 c5
4. 4.d5 exd5
5. 5.cxd5 g6
6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
7. 7.Bg5 O-O
8. 8.e3 Re8
9. 9.Nd2 d6
10. 10.Be2 a6
11. 11.a4 Nbd7
12. 12.O-O Qc7
13. 13.Qc2 Nb6
14. 14.Bf3 c4
15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
16. 16.a5 Nd7
17. 17.Nce4 Be5
18. 18.Qxc4 Qd8
19. 19.Qa2 f5
20. 20.Nc3 g5
21. 21.Nc4 g4
22. 22.Be2 Qf6
23. 23.Na4 Kh8
24. 24.g3 h5
25. 25.f4 Bd4
26. 26.Qa3 Rb8
27. 27.Nab6 h4
28. 28.Rad1 Bxb6
29. 29.axb6 Nc5
30. 30.gxh4 Bd7
31. 31.Qc3 Qxc3
32. 32.bxc3 Bb5
33. 33.Rfe1 Ne4
34. 34.Rc1 Rbc8
35. 35.Na5 Bxe2
36. 36.Rxe2 Nxc3
37. 37.Rxc3 Rxc3
38. 38.Nxb7 Rexe3
39. 39.Rxe3 Rxe3
40. 40.Nxd6 Rd3
41. 41.Nf7+

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