1966 Championship Match
The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Petrosian, 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 | 24 | Points | |
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Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 12½ |
Boris Spassky (Soviet Union) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
Petrosian retained his title.
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