World Chess Championship 1961
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The 1961 World Chess Championship
was played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik
and champion Mikhail Tal
in Moscow
from March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match
, thus Botvinnik was entitled to this rematch the next year. Botvinnik, a Russian, defeated Latvian Tal to regain the world championship.
Botvinnik regained his title.
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
was played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
and champion Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal was a Soviet–Latvian chess player, a Grandmaster, and the eighth World Chess Champion.Widely regarded as a creative genius, and the best attacking player of all time, he played a daring, combinatorial style. His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
from March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match
World Chess Championship 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.- 1958 Interzonal Tournament:An interzonal chess tournament was held in Portorož in 1958.-1959 Candidates Tournament:...
, thus Botvinnik was entitled to this rematch the next year. Botvinnik, a Russian, defeated Latvian Tal to regain the world championship.
Results
The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Tal, the title holder, would retain the Championship.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 13 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 8 | |
Botvinnik regained his title.
External links
- 1961 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages