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World Chess Championship
1963 Petrosian - Botvinnik Title Match

Moscow, III-V, 1963.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Petrosian T 0 = = = 1 = 1 = = = = = = 0 1 = = 1 1 = = = 12.5
Botvinnik M 1 = = = 0 = 0 = = = = = = 1 0 = = 0 0 = = = 9.5

From 1951 until this match, the reigning champion enjoyed a rematch clause, which forced the challenger to win two consecutive matches to retain the title. FIDE scrapped the rule for the 1963 match.

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