World Chess Championship 1960

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Tal vs. Botvinnik, 1960

The 1960 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 7, 1960. Tal won.

Results

The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Botvinnik, the title holder, would retain the Championship.

World Chess Championship Match 1960

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Points
Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union)/Latvia	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	0	0	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	12½
Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)/Russia	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	1	1	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	8½

Tal won.

See also

• World Chess Championship 1961

References

• Tal-Botvinnik 1960, by Mikhail Tal, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1888690088

External links

• 1960 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages