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Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник; IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil məɪˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ bɐˈtvʲinʲːɪk];
August 17 [O.S.
August 4] 1911 – May...
- Bf5. It was used by
Mikhail Botvinnik in his 1961
match versus Mikhail Tal (though with a
negative outcome for
Botvinnik – two
draws and a loss). The...
- 1960, at the age of 23, Tal
defeated the strategically-minded
Mikhail Botvinnik in a
World Championship match, held in Moscow, by 12½–8½ (six wins, two...
- 1977 and 1980). He won the
World Championship in 1963 (against
Mikhail Botvinnik),
successfully defended it in 1966 (against
Boris Sp****ky), and lost it...
- were
Botvinnik, Keres, Smyslov,
Isaac Boleslavsky, Igor Bondarevsky, and
Andor Lilienthal.
Smyslov scored 10/20 for
third place,
behind Botvinnik and Keres...
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Mikhail Botvinnik and
champion Mikhail Tal in
Moscow from
March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had
unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match; thus,
Botvinnik was entitled...
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championships under this
system were
drawn 12–12 –
Botvinnik-Bronstein in 1951 and
Botvinnik-Smyslov in 1954 – so
Botvinnik retained the
title both times. In 1956...
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highest ratings achieved were: 2725: José Raúl
Capablanca 2720:
Mikhail Botvinnik,
Emanuel Lasker 2700:
Mikhail Tal 2690:
Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy...
- pla****
between Mikhail Botvinnik and
Vasily Smyslov in
Moscow from
March 4 to May 9, 1958.
Botvinnik won.
Smyslov had
unseated Botvinnik in the 1957 match...
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Championship was pla****
between Mikhail Botvinnik and
Mikhail Tal in
Moscow from
March 15 to May 7, 1960.
Botvinnik was the
reigning champion,
after winning...
