World Chess Championship 1960

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:aftermath Tal became the youngest world champion at the time.
gptkbp:championship gptkb:13
gptkbp:chess_olympiad Classical chess
Documentaries produced about the championship.
Extensive post-match analysis conducted.
Several books published about the match.
gptkbp:chess_tournaments_inspired Inspired future chess tournaments.
gptkbp:clock_speed 30 minutes per game
gptkbp:draws gptkb:10
gptkbp:end_date 1960-05-08
gptkbp:events Aggressive
Algebraic notation
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am not afraid of losing, I am afraid of not trying."
gptkbp:federation gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:final_score 13-8
gptkbp:first_match 1960-05-08
1960-04-01
gptkbp:game_community gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkbp:games_won_by_botvinnik gptkb:3
gptkbp:games_won_by_tal 8
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance First championship won by Tal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Chess Championship 1960
gptkbp:influence Increased popularity of chess
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:loser gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkbp:match_duration 38 days
gptkbp:match_type Best of 24 games
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Game_6
gptkb:Game_11
gptkb:Game_20
gptkbp:number_of_games gptkb:21
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkbp:preceded_by World Chess Championship 1958
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:start_date 1960-03-31
gptkbp:strategy Tactical play
gptkbp:succeeded_by World Chess Championship 1961
gptkbp:title No
gptkbp:venue Fifth Avenue Chess Club
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4