Invitation to the Closing Ceremony of the 1957 World Championship Match
Period
1957Place
Moscow, USSR
Material
Paper
Location
FIDE archive
Language
Russian
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
Other documents
Curious fact
The seating capacity of the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, one of the finest in Russia, is more than 1500. For the closing ceremony of the 1957 World Championship Match, it was full
The invitation to the Closing Ceremony of the 1957 World Championship Match between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov. Smyslov won by 12½-9½ and became the 7th World Chess Champion. Russian original text:Уважаемый товарищ!Шахматная секция СССР приглашает Вас посетить закрытие матча на первенство мира по шахматам между гроссмейстерами М. Ботвинником и В. Смысловым, которое состоится 30 апреля 1957 года в Концертном зале имени П. И. Чайковского. Программа:1. Официальная часть. 2. Концерт.Начало в 19 часов. Translation into English:Dear Comrade!The USSR Chess Section invites you to attend the closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship match between grandmasters M. Botvinnik and V. Smyslov, which will take place on April 30, 1957, in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Program:1. Official part. 2. Concert.Starts at 7 p.m.
