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Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник, romanized: Mikhaíl
Moiseyevich Botvínnik) (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...
- On 22
November 1938,
Mikhail Botvinnik (playing white)
defeated José Raúl
Capablanca (playing black) in one of the most
famous games in
chess history...
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International Chess Federation which had been
formed in 1924.
Mikhail Botvinnik won the five-player
championship tournament,
beginning the era of Soviet...
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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...
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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...
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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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rating change of +2 from Kramnik's four
draws with
Garry Kasparov in the
Botvinnik Memorial Match in
December 2001 in the top 100 lists,
where it only appears...
- 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...
