Mikhail Botvinnik playing the Ruy Lopez as Black

Player profile: Mikhail Botvinnik
Opening: Ruy Lopez (C60-C99)

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Zbandutto vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 43 1924 Leningrad 2nd cat C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 2. N Proskurin vs Botvinnik   0-1 36 1925 Leningrad 1st cat C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Veigert Alexander vs Botvinnik   0-1 55 1925 Leningradd cat C88 Ruy Lopez 4. J Dobropistsev vs Botvinnik 0-1 35 1925 Leningrad 1st cat C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 5. K Nadporoshky vs Botvinnik 0-1 36 1925 Leningradd cat C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Riblin vs Botvinnik 0-1 43 1925 Leningrad tt C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 7. N Liutov vs Botvinnik 0-1 28 1925 Leningrad tt C60 Ruy Lopez 8. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 49 1926 Leningrad C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 39 1926 Leningrad ch-city C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 10. J Dobropistsev vs Botvinnik   0-1 45 1926 Leningrad ch-city C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 11. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 34 1926 Russia C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 12. N Panchenko vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 49 1927 Leningrad-Moskva C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 13. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik 1-0 36 1931 Moscow ch-SU C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. I Golubev vs Botvinnik 0-1 37 1931 Leningrad tt C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 15. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 84 1933 Leningrad masters C71 Ruy Lopez 16. P Romanovsky vs Botvinnik 0-1 59 1935 Moskva Alekhine-mem C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 17. Riumin vs Botvinnik 0-1 36 1935 Russia C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 18. Riumin vs Botvinnik ½-½ 80 1936 Russia C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 19. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik ½-½ 66 1938 1/2 final C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 20. P Dubinin vs Botvinnik 0-1 29 1939 Russia C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 21. Ragozin vs Botvinnik   0-1 40 1940 Leningrad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 22. Smyslov vs Botvinnik ½-½ 48 1940 Moscow ch-SU C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 23. Ragozin vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 52 1940 Training Game C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. Lisitsin vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 30 1940 Moscow ch-SU C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 25. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 0-1 60 1941 match-tournament C77 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Botvinnik wins | Botvinnik loses

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