Mikhail Botvinnik playing the Nimzo Indian as White

Player profile: Mikhail Botvinnik
Opening: Nimzo-Indian (E20-E59)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 89  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Botvinnik vs Kan   1-0 43 1930 Leningrad E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 2. Botvinnik vs S Gotthilf   1-0 39 1930 Leningrad E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 3. Botvinnik vs I Mazel 1-0 36 1931 Moscow ch-SU E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 4. Botvinnik vs Myasojedow ½-½ 30 1931 Leningrad E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 5. Botvinnik vs Ragozin   1-0 31 1932 Leningrad masters E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 6. Botvinnik vs G Miasoedov 1-0 27 1932 Leningrad ch-city E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 7. Botvinnik vs L Savitsky 1-0 19 1932 Russia E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 8. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 29 1932 Russia E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 9. Botvinnik vs V Sozin 1-0 42 1933 Leningrad masters E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 10. Botvinnik vs N Sorokin 1-0 12 1933 8. URS-ch E35 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 5.cd ed 11. Botvinnik vs Lilienthal   ½-½ 35 1935 Hastings 3435 E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 12. Botvinnik vs Lisitsin   ½-½ 107 1935 Russia E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 13. Botvinnik vs Kan   1-0 40 1936 Russia E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 26 1936 Training Game E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. Botvinnik vs Eliskases   ½-½ 57 1936 Russia E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Botvinnik vs Capablanca 1-0 41 1938 Netherlands E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 17. Botvinnik vs Chekhover 1-0 41 1938 1/2 final E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 18. Botvinnik vs Keres   ½-½ 41 1938 Netherlands E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 19. Botvinnik vs Kan 1-0 41 1939 Russia E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 20. Botvinnik vs Ragozin ½-½ 63 1940 Moscow ch-SU E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 21. Botvinnik vs Keres   ½-½ 29 1940 Moscow ch-SU E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 22. Botvinnik vs Lilienthal 0-1 54 1941 match-tournament E46 Nimzo-Indian 23. Botvinnik vs Ragozin   1-0 41 1943 Sverdlovsk E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 24. Botvinnik vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 33 1944 Moscow ch-SU E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 25. Botvinnik vs O'Kelly 1-0 36 1946 Groningen E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 89    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Botvinnik wins | Botvinnik loses

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