Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik, Moscow 1960

Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik. World Championship Match, Moscow, 1960. 1-0.

Tal wins the first game of the 1960 world championship match with a daring attack, and goes on to take the title.

The moves

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+ Ng6 13. Ne2 d3 14. cxd3 Ba4+ 15. Ke1 Qxe5 16. Bg5 Nc6 17. d4 Qc7 18. h4 e5 19. Rh3 Qf7 20. dxe5 Ncxe5 21. Re3 Kd7 22. Rb1 b6 23. Nf4 Rae8 24. Rb4 Bc6 25. Qd1 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Ng6 27. Rd4 Rxe3+ 28. fxe3 Kc7 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Qg7 31. Bxg8 Qxg8 32. h5

Source of the moves

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