Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 23th · 1960 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 23th
Site Moscow
Round 15
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5kb1/p1r3p1/1p2p3/6RP/1P1PR3/KB6/P4r2/8 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.N1e2 Bd6
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.Nf4 Bxf4
  10. 10.Bxf4 Nf6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nd5
  13. 13.Rde1 N7b6
  14. 14.Bb3 Nxf4
  15. 15.Qxf4 Nd5
  16. 16.Qe5 O-O
  17. 17.Ne4 Qb8
  18. 18.Nd6 Rd8
  19. 19.Nc4 Nb6
  20. 20.Qxb8 Raxb8
  21. 21.Ne5 Bh7
  22. 22.Rh3 Nd7
  23. 23.c3 Nxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 b6
  25. 25.Rhe3 Rbc8
  26. 26.Bc4 Rc7
  27. 27.b4 Kf8
  28. 28.g4 Bg8
  29. 29.Bb3 Bh7
  30. 30.f4 Bg8
  31. 31.Kb2 Bh7
  32. 32.h5 Rdc8
  33. 33.Bc2 Bg8
  34. 34.g5 f6
  35. 35.R5e4 c5
  36. 36.Bb3 cxb4
  37. 37.cxb4 hxg5
  38. 38.fxg5 fxg5
  39. 39.Rg3 Rf7
  40. 40.Rxg5 Rf2+
  41. 41.Ka3 Rc7

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