Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal - Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match 1960.04.12

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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal
Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match Moscow URS round 12 1960.04.12
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1960.04.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Black "Mikhail Tal"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 Bd6 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.Be2 a5
13.bxa5 Nxa5 14.O-O Ra6 15.Be5 Bxe5 16.Nxe5 Re8 17.Nd3 Ne4
18.Nf4 Re5 19.Rc1 Rh6 20.Nd4 Nc6 21.g3 g5 22.Nd3 Re8 23.Bg4
Bxg4 24.Qxg4 Nxd4 25.exd4 Qf6 26.Ne5 Nd2 27.Rfd1 Rxe5 28.Rxd2
Re4 29.Qc8+ Kg7 30.Qxb7 Qe6 31.Rf1 Re1 32.Qb5 Qh3 33.f3 Qe6
34.Rf2 Rf6 35.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36.Kg2 g4 37.Qd3 h5 38.Rf1 Qe6
39.fxg4 Rxf1 40.Kxf1 hxg4 41.a4 Qb6 42.Kf2 Qb4 43.Ke3 Qxa4
44.Kf4 Qa2 45.Qe3 Qxh2 46.Qe5+ Kf8 47.Qd6+ Kg7 48.Qxd5 Qf2+
49.Kxg4 f5 50.Kg5 Qxg3+ 51.Kxf5+ Qg6+ 52.Kf4 Qf6+ 53.Ke3 Kf8
54.Kd3 Qf1+ 55.Ke4 Qg2+ 56.Ke5 Qg5+ 57.Ke6 Qe7+ 58.Kf5 Qc7
59.Qa8+ Ke7 60.Qe4+ Kd8 61.Qh4+ Kc8 62.Qh8+ Kb7 63.Qe5 Qf7+
64.Ke4 Qg6+ 65.Qf5 Qd6 66.Qf7+ Kc8 67.Qf5+ Kd8 68.Qa5+ Ke8
69.d5 Kd7 70.Qa7+ Kd8 71.Qa8+ Kd7 72.Kf5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 17 January, 2022
Created: 17 January, 2022