[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bd6 8.Nf3 
Nc6 9.Nb5 e5 10.Nxd6 Qxd6 11.dxe5 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 Ng4 13.Ke2 Ncxe5 14.Bd5 c6
15.Be4 Be6 16.Nd2 Rad8 17.h3 Nf6 18.Bc2 Rd7 19.b3 Rfd8 20.Rd1 Nd3 21.Bxd3 
Rxd3 22.Bb2 R3d7 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.b4 Bf5 25.Nb3 Bd3+ 26.Ke1 b6 27.Rac1 Be4 
28.f3 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30.Kxd1 Bd5 31.Nd4 c5 32.bxc5 bxc5 33.Nb5 a6 34.
Nc7 Bc4 35.Ne8 f5 36.h4 Kf8 37.Nd6 Bf1 38.g3 Ke7 39.Nxf5+ Ke6 40.e4 Ke5 
41.Kd2 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Bc4 e6 7.N1e2 Nf6 8.Nf4 
Bd6 9.O-O Nd5 10.Ngh5 O-O 11.Bb3 Nd7 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Ng3 Qh4 14.Qd3 Rad8 
15.Re1 N7f6 16.h3 Bf4 17.c3 b6 18.Qf3 Bxc1 19.Raxc1 Qf4 20.Qe2 c5 21.Rcd1 
Qc7 22.dxc5 bxc5 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Nf6 25.Qe2 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ 
Qxd8 28.Bc4 Qb8 29.Qd2 Qc7 30.Bf1 Kf8 31.b4 cxb4 32.cxb4 Nd5 33.a3 Qc3 34.
Qg5 Qf6 35.Qg3 Qf4 36.Qd3 Qc1 37.a4 Kg8 38.a5 Qe1 39.Qd4 a6 40.b5 axb5 41.
a6 Qa5 42.a7 b4 43.Bc4 f6 44.Bb5 b3 45.Qa4 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bd6 8.Nf3 
Nc6 9.b4 e5 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.d5 Ne7 12.h3 Bd7 13.Ng5 Ng6 14.Ne6 fxe6 15.dxe6 
Kh8 16.exd7 Qxd7 17.O-O Qf5 18.Nd5 Ng8 19.Qg4 Qc2 20.Qe2 Qf5 21.Qg4 Qc2 
22.Qe2 Qf5 23.e4 Qd7 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.Qg4 Qe8 26.g3 Nh6 27.Qh5 Ng8 28.Qe2 
N6e7 29.Ne3 Nh6 30.Ng4 Nxg4 31.hxg4 Nc6 32.Kg2 Be7 33.Bd5 Nd4 34.Bxd4 exd4
35.Bc4 c5 36.b5 Bf6 37.f4 d3 38.Rxd3 Rxd3 39.Bxd3 Bd4 40.e5 g6 41.Rh1 Kg7 
42.Qe4 b6 43.Bc4 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Nge7 7.Nf3 Ng6 8.Be3 
Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Qh5 Nc6 11.O-O-O Be7 12.f4 g6 13.Qh6 Bf8 14.Qg5 Qxg5 
15.fxg5 h6 16.Na4 Bd7 17.Bf4 a6 18.Nb6 Rd8 19.Bc7 hxg5 20.c4 d4 21.b4 Bg7 
22.Bxd8 Kxd8 23.b5 Nb8 24.Be2 f5 25.Bf3 axb5 26.cxb5 Bxb5 27.Bxb7 Kc7 28.
a4 Bxa4 29.Nxa4 Kxb7 30.Kd2 Nd7 31.Rb1+ Kc6 32.Rhc1 Be5 33.Kd3 Ra8 34.Rb6+
Nxb6 35.cxb6+ Kd7 36.Nc5+ Ke7 37.Re1 Ra3+ 38.Kc4 Rc3+ 39.Kb5 Re3 40.Ra1 
Bxh2 41.Ra7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E51"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bd6 8.Nf3 
Nc6 9.b4 e5 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Be2 Qe7 13.Nb5 Rfd8 14.Qc2 a6 15.
Nxd6 cxd6 16.Qd1 Rac8 17.O-O Ne4 18.Nd4 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Nc4 20.Rac1 d5 21.Qg4
Qd7 22.Qxd7 Rxd7 23.Rc2 Ned6 24.Rd1 Rdd8 25.Nb3 Nxb2 26.Rxb2 Nc4 27.Ra2 b6
28.Kf1 f6 29.a4 Ne5 30.b5 Rc3 31.Nd4 Ra8 32.Rda1 a5 33.Rd1 Rac8 34.Nf5 
R8c7 35.Rxd5 Kf7 36.Rd1 Ke6 37.Nd4+ Kf7 38.Ke2 R7c4 39.h3 Rb4 40.Nc2 Rbc4 
41.Rd2 Ke7 42.Nd4 g6 43.Rd1 Nd7 44.Nc6+ Ke8 45.Rd6 Rc2+ 46.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 47.
Kf3 Ra2 48.Re6+ Kf8 49.Rd6 Ke8 50.Re6+ Kf8 51.Kg3 Rxa4 52.Re7 Nc5 53.Rxh7 
Ne4+ 54.Kh2 Nd6 55.Rh8+ Kf7 56.Rb8 Nc4 57.Rc8 Nd2 58.g4 Ra2 59.Rb8 Ne4 60.
Rxb6 Rxf2+ 61.Kg1 Rb2 62.Nxa5 Nd2 63.Nc6 Nc4 64.Rb7+ Ke6 65.h4 Kd5 66.Rd7+
Kc5 67.Rd3 Kxb5 68.Nd4+ Kc5 69.Nf3 Re2 70.h5 gxh5 71.gxh5 Nxe3 72.h6 Rg2+ 
73.Kh1 Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Qg4 Nd7 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
9.Nc3 Qxc5 10.O-O-O a6 11.Kb1 Nb6 12.Nd4 Bd7 13.h4 O-O-O 14.Rh3 Kb8 15.f4 
Rc8 16.h5 Rg8 17.Nb3 Qc7 18.Bd3 Nc4 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.Nd4 Be7 21.Rhd3 Qc7 
22.Qe2 Qb6 23.Qg4 Qc7 24.Qe2 Qb6 25.Qg4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 b6 6.f3 Ba6 7.e4 d5 8.cxd5 
Bxf1 9.Kxf1 exd5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Qa4+ c6 12.Bh4 dxe4 13.Re1 g5 14.Bf2 Qe7 15.
Ne2 b5 16.Qc2 Qxa3 17.h4 gxh4 18.Bxh4 Nbd7 19.Ng3 O-O-O 20.Nxe4 Rhe8 21.
Kf2 Nxe4+ 22.fxe4 f6 23.Ra1 Qe7 24.Rxa7 Qxe4 25.Qxe4 Rxe4 26.Ra8+ Nb8 27.
Bg3 Kb7 28.Rha1 Rc8 29.R8a7+ Kb6 30.Bxb8 b4 31.Bd6 bxc3 32.Bc5+ Kb5 33.
R1a4 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Qg4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bxc6 
Qxc6 9.Be3 Nh6 10.Bxh6 gxh6 11.Nbd2 Qxc5 12.c4 O-O-O 13.O-O Kb8 14.Rfd1 
Qb6 15.Qh4 a5 16.Rac1 Rg8 17.Nb3 a4 18.c5 Qc7 19.Nbd4 Rc8 20.b4 axb3 21.
axb3 Qd8 22.Qxd8 Rxd8 23.b4 Rg4 24.b5 Rc8 25.c6 Be8 26.Rc2 Bg7 27.Ra1 Bxe5
28.Nxe5 Rxd4 29.Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 c6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 d5 6.cxd5 Qb6 7.Nb3 cxd5 8.Bg2 a5
9.d3 a4 10.Be3 Qb4 11.Nd4 a3 12.Nc2 Qxb2 13.Bd4 Bb4 14.Nxb4 Qxb4 15.Bxf6 
gxf6 16.O-O Be6 17.Rc1 Nc6 18.dxe4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxa2 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Nxb7 
Ne5 22.Nc5 Rb8 23.Na6 Bb3 24.Nxb4 Bxd1 25.Rfxd1 Rxb4 26.Ra1 Rb2 27.Kf1 Kg7
28.Rxa3 Rc8 29.Be4 Re8 30.Ra4 Re7 31.Bf5 Rc7 32.Rh4 h6 33.Ra4 Rc5 34.h3 
Nc4 35.Bd3 Ne5 36.Be4 Nc4 37.Bd3 Ne5 38.Be4 Nc4 39.Ke1 Ne5 40.Rad4 Rc3 41.
R1d2 Rc1+ 42.Rd1 Rc3 43.f4 f5 44.Bxf5 Nc4 45.R4d3 Rcc2 46.Bg4 Ra2 47.Rb3 
Kg6 48.Kf2 Nd2 49.Re3 Nc4 50.Rb3 Nd2 51.Re3 Nc4 52.Re8 Nd2 53.Re5 Kf6 54.
Rf5+ Kg6 55.Re5 Kf6 56.Bh5 Rc3 57.h4 Rc4 58.Bf3 Rcc2 59.Bd5 Ra4 60.Bf3 
Raa2 61.Re1 Ra4 62.h5 Rc3 63.Bg2 Rc2 64.Rd1 Ra3 65.Bd5 Ra4 66.Ke1 Rd4 67.
Bg2 Nb3 68.Rxd4 Nxd4 69.Kf2 Ne6 70.Be4 Rb2 71.Rf5+ Kg7 72.Rd5 Kf6 73.Kf3 
1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6 5.g4 Bd7 6.h5 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Bh3 e6 9.Be3 
Qb6 10.Qb3 cxd4 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.cxd4 Na5 13.Nc3 b5 14.Bf1 b4 15.Nb5 Kd8 
16.Nf3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 dxc4 18.Nd6 Bxd6 19.exd6 Bc6 20.Ne5 Bxh1 21.Nxf7+ Ke8 
22.Nxh8 Be4 23.d5 exd5 24.Bd4 Nf6 25.Ke2 Kd7 26.Nf7 Ke6 27.Ne5 Kxd6 28.f3 
Bh7 29.g5 hxg5 30.h6 gxh6 31.Nf7+ Ke6 32.Nxh6 Ng8 33.Ng4 Bf5 34.Ne3 Bg6 
35.Ng4 Bf5 36.Ne3 Bg6 37.Ng4 Kd6 38.Ne5 Bf5 39.Nf7+ Kd7 40.Nxg5 Ne7 41.f4 
Nc6 42.Nf3 Kd6 0-1

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bb5 
Bb4 9.Ne5 Qa5 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qxc3 13.Qc1 Qxc1 14.Rfxc1 
O-O 15.f3 h6 16.Nxc6 Rfe8 17.a4 Nd7 18.Bd6 Nb6 19.Bc5 Bd3 20.Nxa7 Rxa7 21.
Bxb6 Ra6 22.a5 Bc4 23.Ra3 f6 24.e4 Kf7 25.Kf2 Raa8 26.Ke3 Reb8 27.Rac3 Rc8
28.g4 Rab8 29.h4 Rc6 30.h5 Rbc8 31.e5 g6 32.hxg6+ Kxg6 33.R3c2 fxe5 34.
dxe5 Rh8 35.Rh2 Rcc8 36.Kd2 Bb3 37.a6 Bc4 38.a7 Rh7 39.Ra1 Ra8 40.Be3 Rb7 
41.Rxh6+ Kg7 42.Rah1 Rb2+ 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 f5 8.Qg3 Ne7
9.Qxg7 Rg8 10.Qxh7 cxd4 11.Kd1 Bd7 12.Qh5+ Kd8 13.Nf3 Qxc3 14.Ra2 Nbc6 15.
Rb2 Kc7 16.Rb5 Rh8 17.Qxh8 Rxh8 18.Bb2 Qxf3+ 19.gxf3 Ng6 20.h4 Ngxe5 21.h5
Nf7 22.f4 Nd6 23.Rb3 Ne4 24.Ke1 Rh6 25.Be2 Be8 26.Rd3 Nf6 27.Bxd4 Nxd4 28.
Rxd4 Bxh5 29.Rd3 Rh7 30.Rdh3 Bg6 31.Rxh7+ Nxh7 32.Rh6 Nf8 33.Rh8 Nd7 34.
Rg8 Bf7 35.Rg7 Be8 36.Re7 Kd8 37.Rxe6 Bf7 38.Rh6 Ke7 39.Bd3 Be6 40.Rh5 Nf6
41.Rg5 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E85"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 
Rxd8 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.cxd5 c6 11.Bc4 b5 12.Bb3 Bb7 13.O-O-O c5 14.Bc2 Nd7 15.
Ne2 Bf8 16.Nc3 a6 17.b3 Rac8 18.Bd3 Nb6 19.Be2 Rd6 20.Kb2 f5 21.Rc1 Rf6 
22.a4 bxa4 23.bxa4 a5 24.Kc2 c4 25.Rb1 Bb4 26.Na2 Bc5 27.Bxc5 Rxc5 28.Nc3 
Bc8 29.Rb2 Bd7 30.Rhb1 Bxa4+ 31.Nxa4 Nxa4 32.Rb8+ Kg7 33.R1b7+ Rf7 34.d6 
Rxb7 35.Rxb7+ Kf6 36.Rxh7 Rc8 37.d7 Rd8 38.Bxc4 Nc5 39.Rf7+ Kg5 40.Bb5 
fxe4 41.fxe4 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.19"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Ne2 e6 6.Ng3 g6 7.Nxf5 gxf5 8.c4 c5 9.
cxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc3 Qxd4 11.Qf3 Nc6 12.Bb5 Ne7 13.Bg5 Qxe5+ 14.Kf1 Bh6 15.Re1
Qd4 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Qxf5 Rad8 18.Rh3 Qd2 19.Qxc5+ Qd6 20.Qc4 Qb4 21.Qe2 
Qg4 22.Bxc6 Qxe2+ 23.Nxe2 bxc6 24.Ra3 Rd7 25.Ra6 Rb8 26.Ng3 Rxb2 27.Nf5+ 
Kf6 28.Nxh6 Rdd2 29.Kg1 Rxf2 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Kg7 32.Rxa7 Kxh6 33.Rxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.21"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.Bd3 e5 8.Nge2 exd4 
9.Bxd4 c5 10.Bf2 Nc6 11.O-O a6 12.Qd2 Be6 13.Rad1 Qa5 14.b3 Rab8 15.Bb1 
Rfd8 16.f4 Bg4 17.h3 Bxe2 18.Nxe2 Qxd2 19.Rxd2 Re8 20.Ng3 Bf8 21.Re1 Re6 
22.Nf1 Rbe8 23.Rde2 Bg7 24.g4 Nd7 25.Kg2 R6e7 26.Nh2 Nf8 27.Bh4 Ne6 28.Rf1
Rd7 29.g5 h5 30.gxh6 Bxh6 31.Ng4 Bg7 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.Bxf6 Ng7 34.Rd2 Nh5 
35.Bc3 Red8 36.Bc2 Kf8 37.Bd1 Ke7 38.Bg4 Rc7 39.f5 Ke8 40.f6 b5 41.Rd5 
bxc4 42.bxc4 Rb7 43.Kf3 Rb4 44.Bxb4 Nxb4 45.Bxh5 Nxd5 46.exd5 gxh5 47.Rb1 
Kf8 48.Rb6 Kg8 49.Kf4 Kh7 50.Kg5 Rg8+ 51.Kxh5 Rg3 52.h4 Re3 53.Rxd6 Re5+ 
54.Kg4 Kg6 55.Kf4 Rf5+ 56.Ke3 Rh5 57.Rxa6 Rxh4 58.Kd3 Kf5 59.Rc6 Rh2 60.
Rxc5 Rxa2 61.Rc7 Kxf6 62.Rd7 Ke5 63.Re7+ 1-0

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.24"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Rd8 8.Nb5 Qc8 
9.Nfd4 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nd4 Qb8 13.Qe2 e6 14.Nb3 Bxc5 15.Nxc5
Qb4+ 16.c3 Qxc5 17.Be3 Qa5 18.b4 Qc7 19.Bc5 Ne7 20.h5 h6 21.Bd6 Qb7 22.
O-O-O Ra8 23.g4 a5 24.Qf2 axb4 25.cxb4 c5 26.Bxe7 Kxe7 27.Qxc5+ Ke8 28.Kb2
Rc8 29.Qd4 Ba4 30.Rc1 Rxc1 31.Kxc1 Kd7 32.Kb2 Rc8 33.Bd3 Bb5 34.Rd1 Qa6 
35.a3 Bxd3 36.Rxd3 Ke7 37.Qe3 Ke8 38.Qd2 Rc7 39.f4 Kd7 40.Qe3 Kd8 41.Rd1 
Kc8 42.Qd3 Qb6 43.Qd4 Qb5 44.Qe3 Kb7 45.Rd4 Qf1 46.a4 Qg2+ 47.Rd2 Qf1 48.
Rc2 Rxc2+ 49.Kxc2 Qg2+ 50.Kb3 Qxg4 51.a5 Qd1+ 52.Kb2 Qf1 53.Qb6+ Ka8 54.
Qc6+ Ka7 55.Qc7+ Ka8 56.Qc8+ Ka7 57.Qc7+ Ka8 58.f5 Qe1 59.Qc8+ Ka7 60.Qc7+
Ka8 61.Qc8+ Ka7 62.Qc5+ Kb7 63.Qb6+ Ka8 64.Qc6+ Ka7 65.Qc5+ Kb7 66.Qd4 
Qe2+ 67.Ka3 Qb5 68.fxe6 fxe6 69.Qc3 Qf1 70.Ka2 Qe2+ 71.Kb3 Qd1+ 72.Qc2 Qf1
73.Ka2 Qb5 74.Ka3 Qf1 75.Qc3 Qb1 76.a6+ Kxa6 77.Qc6+ Ka7 78.Qd7+ Kb8 79.
Qxe6 Qa1+ 80.Kb3 Qd1+ 81.Kb2 Qd4+ 82.Ka2 Qxb4 83.Qg8+ Kc7 84.Qxg7+ Kd8 85.
Qf6+ Qe7 86.Qf4 Qe6 87.Kb2 Ke8 88.Qa4+ Kf7 89.Qf4+ Ke8 90.Kc2 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.04.28"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f3 Nbd7 6.Be3 O-O 7.Bd3 e5 8.Nge2 Nh5
9.dxe5 dxe5 10.O-O c6 11.Qd2 Qe7 12.Rad1 Nc5 13.Bb1 Ne6 14.Qe1 Bf6 15.Kh1 
Nhf4 16.g3 Nxe2 17.Nxe2 h5 18.Qf2 b6 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Bb7 21.e5 c5+ 22.
Rd5 Bg7 23.Kg1 Nc7 24.Nc3 Nxd5 25.cxd5 Rad8 26.Be4 Ba8 27.Qg3 b5 28.Qf2 
Qd7 29.Bxc5 Rfe8 30.Qg3 Rc8 31.b4 Kh8 32.Qf3 a6 33.Kh1 f5 34.exf6 Bxf6 35.
Bxg6 Qg4 36.Qd3 Rg8 37.Be4 Rce8 38.Bf3 Qxf4 39.Ne2 Qh4 40.Bf2 Qg5 41.Ng3 
Rd8 42.Be3 Qe5 43.Rd1 Rg4 44.a3 Bb7 45.Bb6 Rd7 46.Be3 Rh4 47.Nf1 Rc4 48.
Bg2 Rg7 49.Qd2 h4 50.h3 Qb2 51.Qxb2 Bxb2 52.Bc5 Rd7 53.Ne3 Rc1 54.Rxc1 
Bxc1 55.Bd4+ Kg8 56.Ng4 Bg5 57.Kg1 Bxd5 58.Ne5 Bxg2 59.Nxd7 Bxh3 60.Nc5 
Bc8 61.Kf2 Kh7 62.a4 bxa4 63.Nxa4 Bf4 64.Kf3 h3 65.Bg1 h2 66.Bxh2 Bxh2 67.
Ke4 Bd7 68.Nc5 Bb5 69.Kd5 Kg6 70.Ne4 Kf5 71.Nc3 Bf1 72.Kc5 Be5 73.Nb1 Ke6 
74.Nd2 Bd6+ 75.Kb6 Bg2 76.Nb3 Bxb4 77.Kxa6 Bf1+ 78.Kb6 Kd6 79.Na5 Bc5+ 80.
Kb7 Be2 81.Nb3 Be3 82.Na5 Kc5 83.Kc7 Bf4+ 0-1

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.05.03"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6 5.g4 Bd7 6.c3 c5 7.Bg2 e6 8.Ne2 Bb5 9.Na3
Bxe2 10.Qxe2 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bxa3 12.bxa3 Nc6 13.Be3 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 Nge7 15.Rb1 
Rb8 16.Bh3 Qa4 17.Rd1 Qxa3 18.Kg2 Qa6 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.h5 Kd7 21.Rb1 Rb6 
22.Kg3 Na5 23.Rxb6 axb6 24.f4 Nc4 25.Bc1 Nc6 26.Rd1 Nb4 27.a3 Na2 28.f5 
Nxc1 29.Rxc1 b5 30.Ra1 Ke7 31.Kf4 Rc8 32.g5 hxg5+ 33.Kxg5 exf5 34.Bxf5 Rc6
35.Kf4 Rh6 36.Bg4 Rc6 37.Rc1 f6 38.Bf5 fxe5+ 39.dxe5 Nxe5 40.Rd1 Kd6 41.
Be4 Rc5 0-1

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.05.05"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 c6 8.Bd3 e5 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10.Na4 b5 11.Nb6 Ra7 12.Bc2 Be6 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Ne2 Rb7 15.c5 a5
16.Kf2 Bf8 17.Rhd1 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 Nfd7 19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.Bb1 Bxc5 21.Bxc5 Nxc5
22.Rc1 Na6 23.f4 exf4 24.Nxf4 c5 25.Ke3 Kf8 26.e5 Ke7 27.Be4 Rc7 28.a4 
bxa4 29.Ra1 Bb3 30.Nd5+ Bxd5 31.Bxd5 Rd7 32.Bc4 Nb4 33.Rxa4 Rd4 34.Bb5 Ke6
35.Rxa5 Nd5+ 36.Kf2 Kxe5 37.Be2 Kd6 38.Ra6+ Kd7 39.Ra7+ Nc7 40.b3 Rd2 41.
Kf3 f5 42.h4 Kc6 43.Bc4 h6 44.g3 Rd4 45.Kf2 g5 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Ra2 g4 48.
Ra1 Kb6 49.Re1 Nb5 50.Re6+ Nd6 51.Ke3 Kc7 52.Bd3 Kc6 53.Bc2 Rb4 54.Rf6 Kd5
55.Rf8 Ke5 56.Ra8 Ne4 57.Re8+ Kd5 58.Rd8+ Ke6 59.Kf4 Nd2+ 60.Ke3 Nxb3 61.
Re8+ Kd7 62.Re5 Kd6 63.Rxf5 Nd4 64.Rf2 Nxc2+ 65.Rxc2 Kd5 66.Rh2 Re4+ 67.
Kd2 c4 68.Rh8 Rd4+ 69.Ke3 Rd3+ 70.Kf4 c3 71.Rd8+ Kc4 72.Rc8+ Kb3 73.Rb8+ 
Ka2 74.Rc8 Kb2 75.Rb8+ Kc1 0-1

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.05.08"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "242"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6 5.Ne2 e6 6.Ng3 Ne7 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 Bh7 9.
Bd3 Bxd3 10.cxd3 h5 11.Nce2 g6 12.Qd2 Ng8 13.O-O-O Bh6 14.Kb1 Bxe3 15.fxe3
Nh6 16.e4 Qe7 17.exd5 exd5 18.Qa5 Nf8 19.Rdf1 Ne6 20.Rf3 Qd8 21.Qa4 Qb6 
22.Rc1 Ng4 23.Nf1 O-O 24.Ne3 f5 25.g3 Nh2 26.Rf4 Ng4 27.Ng2 Rae8 28.Qa3 
Rf7 29.Rc3 a6 30.Rb3 Qa7 31.Qd6 Qb8 32.Qxb8 Rxb8 33.Rf1 Nh2 34.Rc1 Re8 35.
Ngf4 Nxf4 36.gxf4 Ng4 37.Rb6 Kg7 38.Rh1 Nh6 39.Nc3 Rc7 40.Na4 Nf7 41.Kc2 
Nd8 42.Kd2 Ne6 43.Ke3 Rd7 44.b4 Kf7 45.Nc5 Nxc5 46.bxc5 Ra8 47.Kd2 Ke6 48.
Rg1 Rg7 49.Kc3 Ra7 50.Kb4 a5+ 51.Ka4 Ra8 52.Rgb1 Ra7 53.R1b5 Rg8 54.a3 Re8
55.Rxa5 Rea8 56.Rxa7 Rxa7+ 57.Kb4 g5 58.hxg5 h4 59.a4 h3 60.Ka3 h2 61.Rb1 
Ra8 62.g6 Rg8 63.Rh1 Rxg6 64.Rxh2 Rg3 65.Rh6+ Kd7 66.Rh7+ Kc8 67.e6 Rxd3+ 
68.Kb2 Re3 69.e7 Kd7 70.e8=Q+ Kxe8 71.Rxb7 Kd8 72.a5 Re2+ 73.Kb3 Re1 74.
Kb2 Re2+ 75.Kc3 Ra2 76.Rb6 Kc7 77.a6 Ra1 78.Kb2 Ra4 79.Kb3 Ra1 80.Rb7+ Kc8
81.Rb6 Kc7 82.Rb7+ Kc8 83.Ra7 Rb1+ 84.Kc3 Ra1 85.Ra8+ Kc7 86.Kb3 Rb1+ 87.
Kc3 Ra1 88.Kb3 Rb1+ 89.Ka2 Rb5 90.a7 Ra5+ 91.Kb3 Kb7 92.Rf8 Rb5+ 93.Ka4 
Kxa7 94.Rxf5 Rb1 95.Rf6 Kb7 96.f5 Ra1+ 97.Kb4 Rb1+ 98.Kc3 Rc1+ 99.Kd2 Rf1 
100.Ke3 Kc7 101.Rf7+ Kd8 102.Ke2 Rf4 103.Kd3 Rf3+ 104.Kd2 Kc8 105.Ke2 Rf4 
106.Ke3 Rf1 107.Rf8+ Kd7 108.Rf6 Kc7 109.Rf7+ Kd8 110.Ke2 Rf4 111.Kd3 Rf3+
112.Kc2 Kc8 113.f6 Kd8 114.Rf8+ Kc7 115.Kd2 Kb7 116.Ke2 Rf4 117.Ke3 Rf1 
118.Rf7+ Kc8 119.Kd2 Rf3 120.Kc2 Kd8 121.Rf8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.05.12"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E87"]
[EventDate "1961.03.15"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 Nbd7 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 O-O 8.d5 Nh5 
9.Qd2 f5 10.O-O-O a6 11.Kb1 Ndf6 12.exf5 gxf5 13.Ng3 Qe8 14.Bd3 Nxg3 15.
hxg3 c5 16.Bh6 Qg6 17.g4 b5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Rh4 bxc4 20.Bc2 h6 21.Rdh1 Qg5
22.Qxg5+ hxg5 23.Rh6 fxg4 24.fxg4 Bxg4 25.Rg6+ Kf7 26.Rf1 Ke7 27.Rg7+ Ke8 
28.Ne4 Nd7 29.Nxd6+ Kd8 30.Rxf8+ Nxf8 31.Nxc4 Bd7 32.Rf7 Kc7 33.d6+ 1-0

