1963 World Chess Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Petrosian
gptkbp:chess_opening Analyzed by many grandmasters
Aggressive play by Petrosian
Defensive strategy by Botvinnik
Increased popularity of chess in the USSR
gptkbp:community gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:community_engagement High public interest
gptkbp:end_date 1963-05-07
gptkbp:events gptkb:Moscow
World Championship Match
Influenced future championship matches
Transition of power in chess
Petrosian won the title
gptkbp:federation gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:1966_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1960_World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:game_type Classical chess
gptkbp:gameplay gptkb:24
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1963 World Chess Championship
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for gptkb:Central_Chess_Club
gptkbp:launch_date 1963-04-02
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkbp:location gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:loser gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkbp:match_type Best of 24 games
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive media coverage
gptkbp:notable_games Game 10, Game 12
gptkbp:notable_match 1963-04-02
1963-05-07
Significant in chess history
gptkbp:number_of_games gptkb:24
gptkbp:number_of_matches 35 days
gptkbp:number_of_teams 2
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Soviet_Chess_Federation
gptkbp:outcome Petrosian won 12, Botvinnik won 10, 2 draws
gptkbp:referee Alexander Kotov
gptkbp:setting 40 moves in 2 hours
gptkbp:significance First title match won by Petrosian
gptkbp:speed Analog chess clock
gptkbp:title gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:youth_club Standard chessboard