Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Mikhail Tal
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	World Championship 24th
Site	Moscow
Round	10
Date	1961.00.00
Opening	Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/1p6/2nk4/3p1b2/1ppB1P2/5N2/PP2K3/R7 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.e5 Bf5
4. 4.h4 h6
5. 5.g4 Bd7
6. 6.h5 c5
7. 7.c3 Nc6
8. 8.Bh3 e6
9. 9.Be3 Qb6
10. 10.Qb3 cxd4
11. 11.Qxb6 axb6
12. 12.cxd4 Na5
13. 13.Nc3 b5
14. 14.Bf1 b4
15. 15.Nb5 Kd8
16. 16.Nf3 Nc4
17. 17.Bxc4 dxc4
18. 18.Nd6 Bxd6
19. 19.exd6 Bc6
20. 20.Ne5 Bxh1
21. 21.Nxf7+ Ke8
22. 22.Nxh8 Be4
23. 23.d5 exd5
24. 24.Bd4 Nf6
25. 25.Ke2 Kd7
26. 26.Nf7 Ke6
27. 27.Ne5 Kxd6
28. 28.f3 Bh7
29. 29.g5 hxg5
30. 30.h6 gxh6
31. 31.Nf7+ Ke6
32. 32.Nxh6 Ng8
33. 33.Ng4 Bf5
34. 34.Ne3 Bg6
35. 35.Ng4 Bf5
36. 36.Ne3 Bg6
37. 37.Ng4 Kd6
38. 38.Ne5 Bf5
39. 39.Nf7+ Kd7
40. 40.Nxg5 Ne7
41. 41.f4 Nc6
42. 42.Nf3 Kd6

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