Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match, 1960 · result 0-1 · source: brianerdelyi/ChessPGN (CC0)
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation (A15) — this game followed that line's move order.
Mikhail Botvinnik faced Mikhail Tal in Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match, 1960. Mikhail Tal won. The game lasted 47 moves. The opening was the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation (ECO A15).
Both players castled kingside: White on move 7, Black on move 4. The first capture came on move 10. Both queens had left the board by move 25.
Key moments
Blunder Rac8
Black’s Rac8 drops the winning chances from 58% to 36%.
Blunder gxf4
White’s gxf4 drops the winning chances from 63% to 37%. It captures the knight on f4. White is up 3 points of material after the move.
Blunder exf4
Black’s exf4 drops the winning chances from 63% to 39%. It captures the pawn on f4.
Full move list
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qe2 Rc4 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra1 Nf4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Bd2 Qxb2 24. Rab1 f3 25. Rxb2 fxe2 26. Rb3 Rd4 27. Be1 Be5+ 28. Kg1 Bf4 29. Nxe2 Rxc1 30. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 31. Bf1 Be4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rxb7 Bxd5 35. Rc7 Bxa2 36. Rxa7 Bc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ra3 d5 40. Kf2 Bh4+ 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ng3 Bxg3 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44. Kxg3 Kd5 45. Ra7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4 47. Rd7+
Final position
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