The 1951 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and David Bronstein in Moscow from March 15 to May 11, 1951. Botvinnik retained his title.
The match was played as best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Botvinnik, 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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| Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 12 |
| David Bronstein (Soviet Union) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 12 |
Botvinnik retained the Championship.
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