Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 24th · 1961 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 24th
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/P5p1/4ppp1/qB1n4/Q7/1p5P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 45

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 Nf6
  8. 8.Nf4 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O Nd5
  10. 10.Ngh5 O-O
  11. 11.Bb3 Nd7
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Ng3 Qh4
  14. 14.Qd3 Rad8
  15. 15.Re1 N7f6
  16. 16.h3 Bf4
  17. 17.c3 b6
  18. 18.Qf3 Bxc1
  19. 19.Raxc1 Qf4
  20. 20.Qe2 c5
  21. 21.Rcd1 Qc7
  22. 22.dxc5 bxc5
  23. 23.Ne4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Nf6
  25. 25.Qe2 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  28. 28.Bc4 Qb8
  29. 29.Qd2 Qc7
  30. 30.Bf1 Kf8
  31. 31.b4 cxb4
  32. 32.cxb4 Nd5
  33. 33.a3 Qc3
  34. 34.Qg5 Qf6
  35. 35.Qg3 Qf4
  36. 36.Qd3 Qc1
  37. 37.a4 Kg8
  38. 38.a5 Qe1
  39. 39.Qd4 a6
  40. 40.b5 axb5
  41. 41.a6 Qa5
  42. 42.a7 b4
  43. 43.Bc4 f6
  44. 44.Bb5 b3
  45. 45.Qa4

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