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Moscow · Mar 1957
Smyslov 12½–9½ Botvinnik
Smyslov won 12½–9½.
The score gap, game by game: up is Smyslov.
The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Botvinnik v Smyslov · 0–1
57. Ne1 by Botvinnik: chances 42% → 24%
The coach: Kd3 instead (the arrow) — with it, Botvinnik was slightly worse.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1957: Smyslov v Botvinnik › Game 17
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.
41 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 90.7, Smyslov 92.3
Costliest move: 27. Rd2 (Botvinnik, 55% → 41%)
45 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 93.5, Botvinnik 93.0
No move cost more than 12%.
41 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 97.0, Smyslov 97.3
No move cost more than 12%.
41 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 86.4, Botvinnik 90.4
Costliest move: 26. Rc1 (Smyslov, 50% → 36%)
54 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 90.5, Smyslov 88.1
Costliest move: 49... g5 (Smyslov, 29% → 16%)
28 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Smyslov 93.3, Botvinnik 91.3
No move cost more than 12%.
23 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 · accuracy Botvinnik 93.3, Smyslov 93.4
No move cost more than 12%.
41 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 93.6, Botvinnik 92.3
No move cost more than 12%.
38 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 89.4, Smyslov 89.8
Costliest move: 34. Qd8+ (Botvinnik, 100% → 50%)
47 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 90.1, Botvinnik 88.3
Costliest move: 47. Nxc4 (Smyslov, 82% → 51%)
23 moves · Nf3 Nf6 g3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 93.7, Smyslov 94.5
No move cost more than 12%.
43 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 g6 · accuracy Smyslov 91.1, Botvinnik 90.6
Costliest move: 8. Qxd8+ (Smyslov, 58% → 46%)
41 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 · accuracy Botvinnik 90.6, Smyslov 88.1
Costliest move: 17... f5 (Smyslov, 59% → 43%)
46 moves · d4 e6 e4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 93.0, Botvinnik 91.9
Costliest move: 27... Qe7 (Botvinnik, 51% → 36%)
56 moves · c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 · accuracy Botvinnik 93.6, Smyslov 92.7
Costliest move: 56... Ke6 (Smyslov, 38% → 26%)
55 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Smyslov 90.9, Botvinnik 90.6
Costliest move: 13. dxc5 (Smyslov, 62% → 43%)
69 moves · Nf3 Nf6 g3 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 89.6, Smyslov 91.6
Costliest move: 57. Ne1 (Botvinnik, 42% → 24%)
62 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 87.7, Botvinnik 87.4
Costliest move: 23. h4 (Smyslov, 71% → 53%)
15 moves · c4 g6 Nc3 c5 · accuracy Botvinnik 92.0, Smyslov 93.5
No move cost more than 12%.
42 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 94.6, Botvinnik 93.0
Costliest move: 7... f6 (Botvinnik, 49% → 36%)
13 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Botvinnik 94.5, Smyslov 95.1
No move cost more than 12%.
11 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Smyslov 89.7, Botvinnik 90.4
No move cost more than 12%.
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