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
0-1URS-ch13 • 1944 • C19
Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch13 • 1944 • C92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Sverdlovsk • 1943 • C19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0Sverdlovsk • 1943 • C46
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C77
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • D36
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • E70
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C42
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • C50
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • D27
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Leningrad/Moscow • 1941 • E35
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch12 • 1940 • E13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2URS-ch12 • 1940 • C99
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Alekhine, Alexander
1-0AVRO • 1938 • D41
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E29
Keres, Paul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E17
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0AVRO • 1938 • A25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E46
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • A06
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Capablanca, Jose Raul
1-0AVRO • 1938 • E49
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • D93
Alekhine, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2AVRO • 1938 • E19
Euwe, Max vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0AVRO • 1938 • D96
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Capablanca, Jose Raul
0-1Moscow • 1936 • A30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Nottingham • 1936 • A95
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Lasker, Emanuel
1-0Moscow • 1936 • E07
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1936 • A95
Euwe, Max vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Nottingham • 1936 • E34
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Nottingham • 1936 • A30
Alekhine, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Nottingham • 1936 • B72
Lasker, Emanuel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Nottingham • 1936 • D91
Lasker, Emanuel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1936 • C01
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Lasker, Emanuel
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1935 • E01
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Moscow • 1935 • D90
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2Leningrad • 1934 • C83
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Euwe, Max
0-1Hastings3435 • 1934 • D27
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Hastings3435 • 1934 • A91
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Matulovic, Milan
1/2-1/2Belgrade URS-World • 1970 • B36
Donner, Jan Hein vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leiden • 1970 • A84
Donner, Jan Hein vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leiden • 1970 • E91
Matulovic, Milan vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Belgrade URS-World • 1970 • B08
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Matulovic, Milan
1/2-1/2Belgrade URS-World • 1970 • A89
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Leiden • 1970 • A08
Matulovic, Milan vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Belgrade URS-World • 1970 • B06
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Leiden • 1970 • D37
Langeweg, Kick vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1Hoogovens • 1969 • A20
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Lombardy, William James
1-0Hoogovens • 1969 • B38
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Belgrade • 1969 • D90
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Suttles, Duncan
1-0Belgrade • 1969 • A42