Mikhail Botvinnik playing the French Defense as Black

Player profile: Mikhail Botvinnik
Opening: French Defense (C00-C19)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 93  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Bohatirchuk vs Botvinnik 1-0 40 1927 Moscow ch-SU C17 French, Winawer, Advance 2. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik 0-1 66 1927 Moscow ch-SU C00 French Defense 3. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   0-1 41 1930 Russia C01 French, Exchange 4. A Y Model vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 30 1930 Leningrad phone C01 French, Exchange 5. M Yudovich Sr. vs Botvinnik 0-1 44 1931 Moscow ch-SU C17 French, Winawer, Advance 6. Verlinsky vs Botvinnik 0-1 38 1931 Moscow ch-SU C15 French, Winawer 7. N Feldman vs Botvinnik   0-1 34 1931 Leningrad tt C07 French, Tarrasch 8. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik ½-½ 46 1932 Leningrad C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 9. I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik 0-1 61 1932 Russia C01 French, Exchange 10. Flohr vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 21 1933 Russia C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 11. Milner-Barry vs Botvinnik 0-1 54 1934 Hastings C19 French, Winawer, Advance 12. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 39 1935 Moskva Alekhine-mem C18 French, Winawer 13. Milner-Barry vs Botvinnik 0-1 54 1935 Hastings 3435 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 14. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 28 1936 Training game April C15 French, Winawer 15. Lilienthal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 58 1936 Moscow C15 French, Winawer 16. Lasker vs Botvinnik ½-½ 37 1936 Russia C01 French, Exchange 17. Levenfish vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 58 1937 Russia C02 French, Advance 18. I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik 0-1 55 1937 Training C02 French, Advance 19. Tolush vs Botvinnik   0-1 35 1938 1/2 final C02 French, Advance 20. P Romanovsky vs Botvinnik   0-1 52 1938 1/2 final C15 French, Winawer 21. Ragozin vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 42 1938 Training Game C05 French, Tarrasch 22. Abramian vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 41 1938 1/2 final C05 French, Tarrasch 23. Fine vs Botvinnik 1-0 35 1938 Amsterdam AVRO [KEY C17 French, Winawer, Advance 24. I Pogrebissky vs Botvinnik 0-1 36 1939 Leningrad ch-SU C19 French, Winawer, Advance 25. I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik 0-1 67 1939 Russia C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 93    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Botvinnik wins | Botvinnik loses

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