Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 23th · 1960 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 23th
Site Moscow
Round 7
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/2pk1N2/6P1/1p2K3/1N6 b - - 5 52

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.N1e2 Nd7
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Nf4 Bh7
  9. 9.Bc4 e5
  10. 10.Qe2 Qe7
  11. 11.dxe5 Qxe5
  12. 12.Be3 Bc5
  13. 13.Bxc5 Qxe2+
  14. 14.Kxe2 Nxc5
  15. 15.Rhe1 Nf6
  16. 16.b4 Ncd7
  17. 17.Kf1+ Kf8
  18. 18.Bb3 g5
  19. 19.hxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.Nh3 Rg8
  21. 21.Red1 a5
  22. 22.bxa5 Rxa5
  23. 23.Rd6 Ke7
  24. 24.Rad1 Re5
  25. 25.Nh5 Bg6
  26. 26.Rxd7+ Nxd7
  27. 27.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  28. 28.Nf6+ Kd6
  29. 29.Nxg8 Rc5
  30. 30.Nh6 f6
  31. 31.Ng4 Bxc2
  32. 32.Nxf6 Bxb3
  33. 33.axb3 Rb5
  34. 34.Nxg5 Rxb3
  35. 35.f4 Rb1+
  36. 36.Ke2 Rb2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Rb3+
  38. 38.Kg4 Rb2
  39. 39.g3 b5
  40. 40.Nfe4+ Kd5
  41. 41.f5 b4
  42. 42.f6 Ra2
  43. 43.f7 Ra8
  44. 44.Nh7 b3
  45. 45.Nd2 b2
  46. 46.Kf3 Kd4
  47. 47.Ke2 c5
  48. 48.f8=Q Rxf8
  49. 49.Nxf8 c4
  50. 50.Ne6+ Kd5
  51. 51.Nf4+ Kd4
  52. 52.Nb1

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