page_title: World Chess Championship 1957
hierarchical_section_title: World Chess Championship 1957
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Collectie / Archief&#160;: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie&#160;: [ onbekend ] Beschrijving&#160;: Wereldkampioenschap schaken Moskou, rechts Smyslow, links Botvinnik (ook bekend als Botwinnik) Datum&#160;: 19 april 1957 Locatie&#160;: Moskou Trefwoorden&#160;: SCHAKEN, WERELDKAMPIOENSCHAP Persoonsnaam&#160;: Botvinnik, Mikhail, Botwinnik, Mikhail Fotograaf&#160;: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende&#160;: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort&#160;: Glasnegatief Nummer archiefinventaris&#160;: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.09 Bestanddeelnummer&#160;: 908-5117
context_page_description: The 1957 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov in Moscow from March 5 to April 27, 1957. Botvinnik had been World Champion since 1948, while Smyslov earned the right to challenge by winning the 1956 Candidates tournament. This was the second World Championship match between the pair, after the drawn 1954 match.
  Smyslov won the match and became the seventh World Chess Champion. However he lost the title in the 1958 rematch.
context_section_description: The 1957 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov in Moscow from March 5 to April 27, 1957. Botvinnik had been World Champion since 1948, while Smyslov earned the right to challenge by winning the 1956 Candidates tournament. This was the second World Championship match between the pair, after the drawn 1954 match.
  Smyslov won the match and became the seventh World Chess Champion. However he lost the title in the 1958 rematch.
caption: Botvinnik (left) and Smyslov on 19 April 1957
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