Botvinnik Mikhail. Botvinnik-Petrosian: World Championship Match 1963

New in Chess, 2010. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-314-4.Botvinnik was defeated Petrosian in 1963. The score of the match 12.5 : 9.5 (5 : 2 = 15) in favor of Petrosyan. The last two games haven't been played. Experts say a large number of held in this match draws – unprecedented for post-war League matches.Many commentators believe this result is natural for the Soviet chess school: in their opinion, a draw was a tool by which a large group of players cut from the prize-winning places "outsiders". In a similar vein, he spoke repeatedly and Fisher. American argued that each of the grandmasters participating in the candidates matches, he has repeatedly won in international tournaments. In the struggle for the right to challenge the title he failed to rise above the 4th – 5th places.