Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 23th · 1960 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 23th
Site Moscow
Round 5
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/pp6/5n1p/4kp2/PP5P/4K1P1/4N3/8 b - b3 0 43

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 e6
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Nf4 Bh7
  9. 9.Bc4 Nf6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bd6
  11. 11.Be3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Ngh5 Nxh5
  13. 13.Nxh5 Rg8
  14. 14.g4 Qc7
  15. 15.g5 Bg6
  16. 16.O-O-O O-O-O
  17. 17.Ng3 hxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 Bf4+
  19. 19.Bxf4 Qxf4+
  20. 20.Qe3 Qh6
  21. 21.Bd3 Bxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 Nb6
  23. 23.Qxh6 gxh6
  24. 24.Rf3 f5
  25. 25.Re1 Rd6
  26. 26.c3 Rg4
  27. 27.Ne2 Nd5
  28. 28.Rh1 Rd8
  29. 29.Rg3 Rxg3
  30. 30.fxg3 Rg8
  31. 31.Kd2 Rg4
  32. 32.Ke1 Kd7
  33. 33.Kf2 Re4
  34. 34.Re1 Kd6
  35. 35.Nc1 Rxe1
  36. 36.Kxe1 c5
  37. 37.Kf2 cxd4
  38. 38.cxd4 Nf6
  39. 39.Ke3 Nh5
  40. 40.Ne2 e5
  41. 41.a4 Nf6
  42. 42.dxe5+ Kxe5
  43. 43.b4

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