The 1958 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vassily Smyslov in Moscow from March 4 to May 9, 1958. Botvinnik won.
The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Smyslov, the holder, would retain the Championship.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Points | ||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 12½ | |||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 10½ |
Smyslov won.