Botvinnik, Mikhail
World ChampionMikhail Botvinnik, the "Patriarch of Soviet Chess," held the World Championship across three reigns (1948-1957, 1958-1960, 1961-1963), twice reclaiming the title in rematches after losing it. His iron-logical, deeply analytical style and scientific approach to preparation established the template for modern competitive chess training. As a legendary coach, he mentored three future World Champions -- Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik -- leaving an unparalleled legacy in chess education.
Total Games
891
Wins
406
Draws
375
Losses
110
45.6% wins42.1% draws12.3% losses
Most Played Openings
D94 - Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense13A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System13D13 - Slav Defense: Exchange Variation12B12 - Caro-Kann Defense12C19 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation12E35 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation11D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense10C15 - French Defense: Winawer Variation10C08 - French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System10A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit10
Featured Games
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
World Championship 22th
1958
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Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 23th
1960
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
World Championship 21th
1957
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
World Championship 20th
1954
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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 21th
1957
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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 22th
1958
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Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 24th
1961
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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 20th
1954
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Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 24th
1961
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Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 19th
1951
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Search & Filter All Games →Pavlov Pianov, Nikolay vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch06 qf2 1929 D03
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Vigodchikov, K.
1/2-1/2URS-ch06 sf1 1929 D55
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch06 qf2 1929 A46
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Silich, Vladislav
1-0URS-ch06 sf1 1929 E32
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Riumin, Nikolay Nikolaevich
1-0URS-ch06 qf2 1929 D60
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch06 sf1 1929 C51
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Nenarokov, Vladimir Ivanovich
1/2-1/2URS-ch06 qf2 1929 A90
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Rauzer, Vsevolod
1/2-1/2URS-ch06 qf2 1929 C11
Mudrov, S. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch06 qf2 1929 A45
Izmailov, P. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch06 sf1 1929 D52
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Poliak, Abram Borisovich
1-0URS-ch06 qf2 1929 D30
Freiman, Sergey Nikolaevich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch06 qf2 1929 D66
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch05 1927 E19
Freiman, Sergey Nikolaevich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch05 1927 E19
Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch05 1927 A95
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Model, Abram Y
0-1URS-ch05 1927 C17
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kholodkevich, K.
1-0URS-ch05 1927 E72
Bohatirchuk, Fedor Parfenovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch05 1927 C17
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
1/2-1/2URS-ch05 1927 C41
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch05 1927 C00
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Pavlov Pianov, Nikolay
1-0URS-ch05 1927 C16
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Nenarokov, Vladimir Ivanovich
1/2-1/2URS-ch05 1927 D95
Vilner, Yakov S vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch05 1927 D00
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leningrad NW Provincial f 1926 C90
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Stoltz, Goesta
1-0Leningrad-Stockholm 1926 D55
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Shebarshin, M.
1-0Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 E94
Zaslavsky, A. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 D52
Rabinovich, Abram vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 C29
Dobropistsev, J. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 C98
Barshev, K. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad NW Provincial sf 1926 D52
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Lavrentiev, B.
1/2-1/2Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 D30
Model, Abram Y vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad-ch 1926 D05
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Ostrowski, P.
1-0Leningrad-ch 1926 E15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich
1/2-1/2Leningrad NW Provincial f 1926 D48
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Mukhin, Mikhail A
1-0Leningrad-5ch sf 1926 D30
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leningrad-ch 1926 C90
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leningrad tt 1926 C68
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kagan, Moisey
1-0Leningrad-ch 1926 D66
Rokhlin, Yakov vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad-ch 1926 D51
Golubev, I. vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad NW Provincial f 1926 D52
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kagan, Moisey
1-0Leningrad NW Provincial f 1926 D12
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