Botvinnik, Mikhail
👑 World ChampionTotal Games
891
Wins
406
Draws
375
Losses
110
45.6% wins42.1% draws12.3% losses
Most Played Openings
A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System13D94 - Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense13C19 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation12B12 - Caro-Kann Defense12D13 - Slav Defense: Exchange Variation12E35 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation11A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit10C15 - French Defense: Winawer Variation10D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense10C17 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation10
⭐ Best Games
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 22th • 1958 • E81
Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 23th • 1960 • C18
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • E45
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • D98
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 22th • 1958 • B11
Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 24th • 1961 • B12
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • C17
Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 24th • 1961 • C18
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★ WC/Candidates
1-0World Championship 19th • 1951 • A91
Games (891)
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
0-1World Championship 21th • 1957 • B66
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • E62
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • C18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 21th • 1957 • C18
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 21th • 1957 • E62
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 21th • 1957 • D79
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 21th • 1957 • E45
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • A42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 21th • 1957 • B66
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • D86
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • E61
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • E68
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • C15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • A04
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • E69
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • C15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • C17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • D44
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • D18
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • D83
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • B24
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • C17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • C17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • C15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • C73
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • D22
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • E45
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • D22
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 20th • 1954 • A04
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
0-1World Championship 20th • 1954 • B25
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2World Championship 20th • 1954 • D06
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • D90
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • A08
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
0-1World Championship 19th • 1951 • E43
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1-0World Championship 19th • 1951 • D71
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • D44
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1-0World Championship 19th • 1951 • D74
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • C08
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • D15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • E44
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • A85
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • A14
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1-0World Championship 19th • 1951 • A91
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1-0World Championship 19th • 1951 • A94
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
0-1World Championship 19th • 1951 • E17
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
0-1World Championship 19th • 1951 • A85
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • D87
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I★
1/2-1/2World Championship 19th • 1951 • A91