FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1961-1963

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World Chess Championship :: Moscow 1963

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Match results

name Flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 pts + = -
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 2 15 5
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 12½ 5 15 2

There was no more rematch rule. Had the World Champion lost (as was in fact the case), he would have been seeded to the next cycle's candidates' tournament.






Information

World Chess Championship
Dates: 23rd March - 20th May 1963
City: Moscow (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers: FIDE
Chief Arbiter:
Time control:
Website: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=54394
PGN game file: wc1963-wch.pgn