num_pages: 126
description: When Mikhail Botvinnik lost the world championship in 1960 to the dazzling attacking player from Riga Mikhail Tal there seemed little chance of him regaining his title. Yet in the Return Match a year later with a surprising demonstration of aggressive chess Botvinnik completely outplayed his young opponent and ran out the easy winner. All 21 games of the match are deeply annotated.
language: English
title: Return Match for the World Chess Championship: Botvinnik Tal: Moscow 1961
publisher: Edition Olms