Player profile: Mikhail Botvinnik
Opening: Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N Proskurin vs Botvinnik   0-1 36 1925 Leningrad 1st cat C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 2. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 49 1926 Leningrad C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 39 1926 Leningrad ch-city C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik 1-0 36 1931 Moscow ch-SU C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 5. Riumin vs Botvinnik ½-½ 80 1936 Russia C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik ½-½ 66 1938 1/2 final C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 7. P Dubinin vs Botvinnik 0-1 29 1939 Russia C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 8. Ragozin vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 52 1940 Training Game C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. Smyslov vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 41 1947 Moscow Chigorin-mem C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Botvinnik wins | Botvinnik loses

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