Mikhail Botvinnik
Match results
Here are Botvinnik's results in matches. In the second "Score" column, "+" indicates the number of won games, "−" the number of losses, and "=" the number of draws.

Mikhail Botvinnik

Section Title: Match results
Table Section Text: Here are Botvinnik's results in matches. In the second "Score" column, "+" indicates the number of won games, "−" the number of losses, and "=" the number of draws.

Date	Opponent	Result	Location	Score	Notes

1933	Salo Flohr	Tied	Moscow, Leningrad	6/12	+2−2=8	Challenge

1937	Grigory Levenfish	Tied	Moscow, Leningrad	6½/13	+5−5=3	Challenge

1940	Viacheslav Ragozin	Won	Moscow, Leningrad	8½/12	+5−0=7	Training

1951	David Bronstein	Tied	Moscow	12/24	+5−5=14	World title

1952	Mark Taimanov	Won	Moscow	3½/6	+1−0=5	USSR Ch playoff

1954	Vasily Smyslov	Tied	Moscow	12/24	+7−7=10	World title

1957	Vasily Smyslov	Lost	Moscow	9½/22	+3−6=13	World title

1958	Vasily Smyslov	Won	Moscow	12½/23	+7−5=11	Rematch

1960	Mikhail Tal	Lost	Moscow	8½/21	+2−6=13	World title

1961	Mikhail Tal	Won	Moscow	13/21	+10−5=6	Rematch

1963	Tigran Petrosian	Lost	Moscow	9½/21	+2−5=14	World title

Sentence(s)

Match for the World title was held between Mikhail Botvinnik and David Bronstein in Moscow in 1951.
Match for the World Championship was held between Mikhail Botvinnik and David Bronstein in Moscow in 1951.

final_sentence: Match for the World title was held between Mikhail Botvinnik and David Bronstein in Moscow in 1951.
final_sentence: Match for the World Championship was held between Mikhail Botvinnik and David Bronstein in Moscow in 1951.