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Botvinnik, Mikhail [Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik]
- Born:
- 1911-Aug-17; Kuokkala (Repino, near St.Petersburg), Russia
- Died:
- 1995-May-05; Moscow, Russia
Career Highlights:
- 1931-1952
- USSR Champion (6 times)
- 1948-1963 (with interruptions)
- World Champion
- 1948
- World Championship match tournament (+10-2=8); 1st out of 5; The Hague/Moscow
- 1951
- Title match vs. Bronstein (+5-5=14); Moscow
- 1954
- Title match vs. Smyslov (+7-7=10); Moscow
- 1957
- Title match vs. Smyslov (+3-6=13); Moscow
- 1958
- Title match vs. Smyslov (+7-5=11); Moscow
- 1960
- Title match vs. Tal (+2-6=13); Moscow
- 1961
- Title match vs. Tal (+10-5=6); Moscow
- 1963
- Title match vs. Petrosian (+2-5=15); Moscow
Non-title Tournaments:
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- Famous Chess Tournaments
- 1935
- Moscow (1st-2nd)
- 1936
- Nottingham (1st-2nd)
- 1946
- Groningen (1st)
- 1947
- Moscow (1st)
- 1952
- USSR (ch) (1st)
- 1956
- Moscow (1st-2nd)
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