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 (which indeed happenned), 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