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Moscow · Mar 1954
Botvinnik 12–12 Smyslov
12–12; Botvinnik kept the title.
The score gap, game by game: up is Botvinnik.
The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Smyslov v Botvinnik · 1–0
16... Rc4 by Botvinnik: chances 47% → 24%
The coach: Nxd4 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1954: Botvinnik v Smyslov › Game 9
Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.
58 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 90.9, Botvinnik 92.6
Costliest move: 55... Kf5 (Botvinnik, 93% → 78%)
30 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Botvinnik 93.2, Smyslov 90.6
Costliest move: 14... Bxf4 (Smyslov, 44% → 30%)
41 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 92.7, Botvinnik 91.4
Costliest move: 25. Rae1 (Smyslov, 73% → 58%)
61 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.0, Smyslov 90.3
Costliest move: 51... Rxg4 (Smyslov, 31% → 15%)
41 moves · c4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 92.1, Botvinnik 92.6
No move cost more than 12%.
34 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 91.9, Smyslov 93.4
No move cost more than 12%.
50 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 92.0, Botvinnik 91.2
Costliest move: 49... f4 (Botvinnik, 44% → 25%)
50 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 Bf5 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.2, Smyslov 91.1
Costliest move: 38. Nb3 (Botvinnik, 80% → 58%)
25 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 90.9, Botvinnik 85.5
Costliest move: 16... Rc4 (Botvinnik, 47% → 24%)
37 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Botvinnik 89.7, Smyslov 94.0
Costliest move: 24. Bd2 (Botvinnik, 51% → 35%)
41 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 96.1, Botvinnik 93.4
Costliest move: 41... Kf5 (Botvinnik, 23% → 6%)
38 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Botvinnik 96.2, Smyslov 93.3
Costliest move: 30... Ne4 (Smyslov, 17% → 5%)
41 moves · e4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 89.3, Botvinnik 93.2
Costliest move: 36... Nxf5+ (Botvinnik, 96% → 77%)
33 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 90.1, Smyslov 93.5
Costliest move: 20. Qxa4 (Botvinnik, 53% → 41%)
36 moves · e4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 92.8, Botvinnik 96.0
No move cost more than 12%.
45 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 94.6, Smyslov 92.4
Costliest move: 38... Kh4 (Smyslov, 20% → 5%)
31 moves · Nf3 Nf6 g3 g6 · accuracy Smyslov 94.0, Botvinnik 95.2
No move cost more than 12%.
58 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.6, Smyslov 92.7
No move cost more than 12%.
45 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 94.1, Botvinnik 94.7
No move cost more than 12%.
72 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 90.0, Smyslov 92.0
Costliest move: 72. Rxa3 (Botvinnik, 18% → 2%)
40 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 91.9, Botvinnik 91.1
Costliest move: 30. Qe2 (Smyslov, 68% → 51%)
45 moves · c4 Nf6 d4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.7, Smyslov 92.2
No move cost more than 12%.
28 moves · e4 e6 d3 c5 · accuracy Smyslov 91.8, Botvinnik 89.2
No move cost more than 12%.
22 moves · Nf3 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.7, Smyslov 90.9
No move cost more than 12%.
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