Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian takes us back to the 1961 rematch of the prior year’s world championship. Mikhail Tal attempted to hang on to the title while Botvinnik tried to win it for the record third time. Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal, Tal - Botvinnik World Championship Return Match (1961): D14 Queen’s Gambit Declined Slav, exchange variation, Bf5
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