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The 1961 World Chess Championship was played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik and champion Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match, thus Botvinnik was entitled to this rematch the next year. Botvinnik, a Russian, defeated Tal, a Latvian, to regain the world championship.
Results
The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12–12, Tal, the title holder, would retain the Championship.
Botvinnik regained his title.
References
World Chess Championship 1961 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA