World Championship 24th
 
Moscow / 1961.04.28
 
Black: Tal, Mihail
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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A40: Queen's Pawn Game (including English Defence, Englund Gambit, Queen's Knight Defence, Polish Defence and Keres Defence)
 

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+ (Black wins)