Player: Mikhail Tal
Player profile: Mikhail Botvinnik

Classical games: Mikhail Tal tied Mikhail Botvinnik 12 to 12, with 20 draws.     *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 22 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 41 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 3. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 52 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 4. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 41 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 5. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 40 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 6. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 41 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 7. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 27 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 8. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 76 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 9. Tal vs Botvinnik 0-1 58 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 10. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 32 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match C18 French, Winawer 11. Botvinnik vs Tal 0-1 47 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 12. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 16 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 37 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 14. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 60 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 15. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 41 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation 16. Botvinnik vs Tal 1-0 41 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E10 Queen's Pawn Game 17. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 44 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match A61 Benoni 18. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 72 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match A07 King's Indian Attack 19. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 43 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 20. Botvinnik vs Tal ½-½ 72 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 21. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 17 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 22. Tal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 121 1961 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match B12 Caro-Kann Defense 23. Botvinnik vs Tal 1-0 41 1961 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 24. Tal vs Botvinnik 0-1 42 1961 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match B12 Caro-Kann Defense 25. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 29 1961 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Tal wins | Tal loses