World Chess Championship 1961
The 1961 World Chess Championship was played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik and champion Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15[1] 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 Tal, a Latvian, to regain the world championship.[2][3]
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 | |
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 Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union) |
1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 13 |
| Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union) |
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.
References
- ↑ "Tal Will Defend Crown in Chess; Latvian to Meet Botvinnik in Moscow on March 15 for World Championship", New York Times, March 5, 1961
- ↑ "Botvinnik Wins Chess Title", New York Times, May 13, 1961
- ↑ "Russian First to Regain World Chess Title", Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1961, p. 27
See also
External links
- 1961 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages
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