World Chess Championship 1957

World Chess Championship 1957

The 1957 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vassily Smyslov in Moscow from March 5 to April 27, 1957. Smyslov won.

Results

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

Smyslov won.

External links

* [http://members.aol.com/graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1957.htm 1957 World Chess Championship] at Graeme Cree's Chess Pages


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