Botvinnik, Mikhail (1911-1995)
Mikhail Botvinnik (1962 Creative Commons License).
| Alternative last name spellings: – |
| Alternative first name spellings: Moiseyevich |
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“Chess is the art that illustrates the beauty of logic.”
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and World Chess Champion. Botvinnik was one of the few professional chess players who achieved distinction in another career while playing competitive first-class chess. He was also a pioneer of computer chess. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Kuokkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (Currently Repino, Russia) / Moscow, Russia. | Country Tags: Russia. |
| Centuries: XX. | Title: Grandmaster. |
| Wolrd Champion: 1948–1957, 1958–1960, 1961–1963. | School: Petrograd Chess Assembly. |
| Styles: Positional. | Chess Olympiads: 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964. |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez de ataque. Mikhail Botvinnik, pragmatismo en estado puro: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/04%20Articulos/00%20Otros%20articulos/Botvinnik/Mikhail.htm – [07/03/2018].
- Mikhail Botvinnik chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Mikhail_Botvinnik – [07/03/2018].
- Mikhail Botvinnik on Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/read/players/mikhail-botvinnik – [07/03/2018].
- Mikhail Botvinnik player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/player/mikhail_botvinnik.html – [07/03/2018].
- Mikhail Botvinnik team chess record at OlimpBase.org: http://www.olimpbase.org/players/zrfxxlxi.html – [07/03/2018].
- Todo Ajedrez, biografías de los mejores jugadores del mundo: Mikhail Botvinnik: http://www.todoajedrez.com.ar/biografiasajedrez/mijail_botvinnik.php – [07/03/2018].
- World Chess Federation. Mikhail Botvinnik FIDE chess profile: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2805650 – [07/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Mikhail Botvinnik: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Botvinnik – [07/03/2018].
- Wikiquote: Mikhail Botvinnik: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mikhail_Botvinnik – [07/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Botvinnik, Mikhail (1972). Botvinnik’s Best Games 1947–1970. Batsford.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Schonberg, Harold C. (1973). Grandmasters of Chess. J.B. Lippincott.
