Player: Mikhail Botvinnik
Player profile: Yuri Averbakh

Classical games: Mikhail Botvinnik beat Yuri Averbakh 10 to 3, with 14 draws.     *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Averbakh vs Botvinnik ½-½ 40 1944 Russia C07 French, Tarrasch 2. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 20 1951 USSR Championship C07 French, Tarrasch 3. Botvinnik vs Averbakh 1-0 19 1955 Training B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 4. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 41 1955 Training Game E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 5. Averbakh vs Botvinnik 0-1 65 1955 USSR Championship C15 French, Winawer 6. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   0-1 38 1955 Training Game D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 7. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 40 1955 Training Game E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 8. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   1-0 33 1955 Training Game E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 9. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   0-1 54 1956 Moscow B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   ½-½ 41 1956 Training Game E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 11. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   1-0 24 1956 Training E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 12. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 40 1956 Training Game B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6 13. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 31 1956 Training Game D87 Grunfeld, Exchange 14. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   ½-½ 57 1956 Training Game E46 Nimzo-Indian 15. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   ½-½ 28 1956 Training A34 English, Symmetrical 16. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 60 1956 Training Game C05 French, Tarrasch 17. Botvinnik vs Averbakh 1-0 30 1956 Training Game C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 18. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   0-1 31 1957 Training Game C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 19. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   1-0 48 1957 Training Game D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 20. Averbakh vs Botvinnik 1-0 44 1957 Training Game A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 21. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   ½-½ 21 1957 Training Game E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 22. Botvinnik vs Averbakh   ½-½ 32 1957 Training E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 23. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   0-1 37 1957 Training Game B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 24. Averbakh vs Botvinnik 1-0 45 1957 Training Game C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 25. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 40 1957 Training B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Botvinnik wins | Botvinnik loses