Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 24th · 1961 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 121 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 24th
Site Moscow
Round 20
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 121
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Final Position

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

5R2/2k5/2p2P2/2Pp4/3P4/5r2/2K5/8 w - - 17 122

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h6
  5. 5.Ne2 e6
  6. 6.Ng3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Be3 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.cxd3 h5
  11. 11.Nce2 g6
  12. 12.Qd2 Ng8
  13. 13.O-O-O Bh6
  14. 14.Kb1 Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Nh6
  16. 16.e4 Qe7
  17. 17.exd5 exd5
  18. 18.Qa5 Nf8
  19. 19.Rdf1 Ne6
  20. 20.Rf3 Qd8
  21. 21.Qa4 Qb6
  22. 22.Rc1 Ng4
  23. 23.Nf1 O-O
  24. 24.Ne3 f5
  25. 25.g3 Nh2
  26. 26.Rf4 Ng4
  27. 27.Ng2 Rae8
  28. 28.Qa3 Rf7
  29. 29.Rc3 a6
  30. 30.Rb3 Qa7
  31. 31.Qd6 Qb8
  32. 32.Qxb8 Rxb8
  33. 33.Rf1 Nh2
  34. 34.Rc1 Re8
  35. 35.Ngf4 Nxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Ng4
  37. 37.Rb6 Kg7
  38. 38.Rh1 Nh6
  39. 39.Nc3 Rc7
  40. 40.Na4 Nf7
  41. 41.Kc2 Nd8
  42. 42.Kd2 Ne6
  43. 43.Ke3 Rd7
  44. 44.b4 Kf7
  45. 45.Nc5 Nxc5
  46. 46.bxc5 Ra8
  47. 47.Kd2 Ke6
  48. 48.Rg1 Rg7
  49. 49.Kc3 Ra7
  50. 50.Kb4 a5+
  51. 51.Ka4 Ra8
  52. 52.Rgb1 Ra7
  53. 53.R1b5 Rg8
  54. 54.a3 Re8
  55. 55.Rxa5 Rea8
  56. 56.Rxa7 Rxa7+
  57. 57.Kb4 g5
  58. 58.hxg5 h4
  59. 59.a4 h3
  60. 60.Ka3 h2
  61. 61.Rb1 Ra8
  62. 62.g6 Rg8
  63. 63.Rh1 Rxg6
  64. 64.Rxh2 Rg3
  65. 65.Rh6+ Kd7
  66. 66.Rh7+ Kc8
  67. 67.e6 Rxd3+
  68. 68.Kb2 Re3
  69. 69.e7 Kd7
  70. 70.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  71. 71.Rxb7 Kd8
  72. 72.a5 Re2+
  73. 73.Kb3 Re1
  74. 74.Kb2 Re2+
  75. 75.Kc3 Ra2
  76. 76.Rb6 Kc7
  77. 77.a6 Ra1
  78. 78.Kb2 Ra4
  79. 79.Kb3 Ra1
  80. 80.Rb7+ Kc8
  81. 81.Rb6 Kc7
  82. 82.Rb7+ Kc8
  83. 83.Ra7 Rb1+
  84. 84.Kc3 Ra1
  85. 85.Ra8+ Kc7
  86. 86.Kb3 Rb1+
  87. 87.Kc3 Ra1
  88. 88.Kb3 Rb1+
  89. 89.Ka2 Rb5
  90. 90.a7 Ra5+
  91. 91.Kb3 Kb7
  92. 92.Rf8 Rb5+
  93. 93.Ka4 Kxa7
  94. 94.Rxf5 Rb1
  95. 95.Rf6 Kb7
  96. 96.f5 Ra1+
  97. 97.Kb4 Rb1+
  98. 98.Kc3 Rc1+
  99. 99.Kd2 Rf1
  100. 100.Ke3 Kc7
  101. 101.Rf7+ Kd8
  102. 102.Ke2 Rf4
  103. 103.Kd3 Rf3+
  104. 104.Kd2 Kc8
  105. 105.Ke2 Rf4
  106. 106.Ke3 Rf1
  107. 107.Rf8+ Kd7
  108. 108.Rf6 Kc7
  109. 109.Rf7+ Kd8
  110. 110.Ke2 Rf4
  111. 111.Kd3 Rf3+
  112. 112.Kc2 Kc8
  113. 113.f6 Kd8
  114. 114.Rf8+ Kc7
  115. 115.Kd2 Kb7
  116. 116.Ke2 Rf4
  117. 117.Ke3 Rf1
  118. 118.Rf7+ Kc8
  119. 119.Kd2 Rf3
  120. 120.Kc2 Kd8
  121. 121.Rf8+ Kc7

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