Booklet of the 1957 World Championship Match


Period
1957Place
Moscow, USSR
Material
Paper
Location
FIDE archive
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
Other documents
The 1957 World Championship Match between defending champion Mikhail Botvinnik and challenger Vasily Smyslov took place in Moscow, USSR, from March 5 to April 27. Smyslov won by 12½-9½ and became the 7th World Chess Champion.