GM Mikhail Botvinnik

Full name

Mikhail Botvinnik

Life

Aug 17, 1911 - May 5, 1995 (age 83)‎

Place of birth

Kuokkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Repino, Russia)

Federation

Russia

Total Games 1315

49% Win

39% Draw

12% Loss

As White 679

53% Win

38% Draw

As Black 636

44% Win

41% Draw

15% Loss

Mikhail Botvinnik Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vasily Smyslov (2494) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Traditional Variation	½-½	18	1969
Dragoljub M Ciric (2277) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 Pirc Defense: Classical, Quiet, Parma Defense	½-½	46	1969
Zbigniew Doda (2345) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 King's Indian Defense: Normal, Smyslov Variation	½-½	26	1969
Jan-Hein Donner (2430) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical, Original, Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation	½-½	43	1969
Efim P Geller (2455) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Delayed Exchange, Main Line	½-½	22	1969
Lajos Portisch (2533) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation	½-½	88	1969
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Letzelter Jean-Claude (2229) 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation	1-0	24	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Padevsky Nikola (2355) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 Catalan Opening: Closed	1-0	27	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Lajos Portisch (2533) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 English Opening: Carls-Bremen, Reversed Dragon Variation	1-0	26	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Alexeev Anatoly (2200) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 English Opening: Carls-Bremen, Keres Variation	1-0	45	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Florin Gheorghiu (2379) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense	½-½	41	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Vlastimil Hort (2510) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 g6 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line	½-½	27	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Bent Larsen (2461) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Kaválek-Bronstein, Kaválek Defense	½-½	41	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Vasily Smyslov (2494) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation	½-½	15	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Liberzon Vladimir M (2410) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Taimanov, Full Symmetry Line	½-½	30	1968
Buiakin Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 Modern Defense with 1.d4	1-0	45	1968
Pal C Benko (2408) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 English Opening: Great Snake Variation	0-1	34	1968
Zinser Sylvain (2295) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation	0-1	40	1968
Pal C Benko (2580) Mikhail Botvinnik (2690) 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 English Opening: Great Snake Variation	0-1	34	1968
Robert E Byrne (2434) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 French Defense: Winawer, Classical Variation	½-½	25	1968
Mato Damjanovic (2273) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation	½-½	21	1968
Gyozo V Forintos (2347) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation	½-½	15	1968
Wolfgang Uhlmann (2420) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation	½-½	35	1968
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Moshe Czerniak (2385) 1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation	1-0	31	1967
Mikhail Botvinnik (2630) Bojan Kurajica (2524) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Keres Variation	1-0	41	1967

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