Return Match for the World Chess Championship Mikhail Botvinnik-Mikhail Tal Moscow 1961

In 1960, when Mikhail Botvinnik lost the world championship to the dazzling attacking player Mikhail Tal, there seemed little chance that Botvinnik would regain the title. Yet in the return match a year later, with a dazzling demonstration of aggressive chess, Botvinnik thoroughly outplayed his young opponent, emerging the easy winner. All 21 games of the return match are presented here, deeply annotated by Botvinnik.