| Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Union defended his World Chess Champion title. He was the 9th World Chess Champion. |   
| Game | Result | Moves | Score | Opening |  | 1. Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 37 | ½-½ | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |  | 2. Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 50 | 1-1 | D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower |  | 3. Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 43 | 1½-1½ | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |  | 4. Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 44 | 2-2 | E08 Catalan, Closed |  | 5. Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 79 | 2½-2½ | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |  | 6. Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 15 | 3-3 | D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch |  | 7. Spassky vs Petrosian | 0-1 | 43 | 3-4 | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |  | 8. Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 23 | 4½-3½ | A33 English, Symmetrical |  | 9. Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 26 | 4-5 | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |  | 10.Petrosian vs Spassky | 1-0 | 30 | 6-4 | E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation |  | 11.Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 26 | 4½-6½ | C10 French |  | 12.Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 39 | 7-5 | A00 Uncommon Opening |  | 13.Spassky vs Petrosian | 1-0 | 91 | 6-7 | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |  | 14.Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 57 | 7½-6½ | A05 Reti Opening |  | 15.Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 55 | 7-8 | A07 King's Indian Attack |  | 16.Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 49 | 8½-7½ | A00 Uncommon Opening |  | 17.Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 29 | 8-9 | A07 King's Indian Attack |  | 18.Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 33 | 9½-8½ | E17 Queen's Indian |  | 19.Spassky vs Petrosian | 1-0 | 68 | 9½-9½ | C11 French |  | 20.Petrosian vs Spassky | 1-0 | 41 | 10½-9½ | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |  | 21.Spassky vs Petrosian | ½-½ | 39 | 10-11 | C11 French |  | 22.Petrosian vs Spassky | 1-0 | 35 | 12-10 | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |  | 23.Spassky vs Petrosian | 1-0 | 31 | 11-12 | C11 French |  | 24.Petrosian vs Spassky | ½-½ | 77 | 12½-11½ | E60 King's Indian Defense |   
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