World Chess Championship 1958

The 1958 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov in Moscow from March 4 to May 9, 1958. Botvinnik won. Smyslov had unseated Botvinnik in the 1957 match, so he was entitled to this rematch a year later.

Results

The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Smyslov, the holder, would retain the Championship.

World Chess Championship Match 1958
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 Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union) 111½01½½½½01½10½½10½½0½12½
 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) 000½10½½½½10½01½½01½½1½10½

Botvinnik regained his title.

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