Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E07) 1-0 2 hanging units Botvinnik vs Lasker, 1936  (E07) Catalan, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0 Defend the Castled King - The Art of Attack by Vladimir Vukovic Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936   (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury (D41)1-0 N fork flips = ending Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0 Maxim: A well-timed center thrust is antidote to a wing attack Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 NINE passed pawns aboard after 59.Rxf6 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1 French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 22...0-0-0 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik considered the following to be his best game of the t Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948   (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) Qk draw 1/2-1/2 Photo Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 Dutch Classical. Stonewall vs Ba3 (A94) 1-0 Ns EG, time trouble Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 66 moves, 1-0 NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 0-1 The horse is hers! Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal. Bishop Attack (E47) 0-1 K cut off Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1 The W Bishop p. 27, Modern Chess Self-tutor by David Bronstein Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0 Dutch Modern Stonewall Defense (A84) 0-1 Up the exchange Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A84) Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1 "The World Chess Championships of 1957 & 1958" - Harry Golombek Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Rematch (1958) 1-0 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 35 moves, 1-0 Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav Var. London/NY Def. System (A12) 1-0 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958  (A12) English with b3, 41 moves, 1-0 World Championship Game #11; Dbl Fio, Q v Q EG Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (A05) Reti Opening, 72 moves, 1-0 Game 17: Move by Move - Botvinnik (Lakdawala) Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 0-1 Caro-Kann Def. Classical (B18) 1-0 Dbl Sac exchange decoy N+ Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 1-0 "No Trouble at Tal" Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0 King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 Piece action Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 73 moves, 1-0 C-K Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (C12) 1-0 Can U proove W wins? Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 12th game of 1961 WC Match; No castle varation rematch Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B18) 1-0Prudent promotion tactics Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0 KID Saemisch (E80) 0-1 Knight vs 2 Bishops ending Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 83 moves, 0-1 C-K Panov Attack. Fianchetto Def (B14) 1-0 5...g6 is questioned Tal vs Botvinnik, 1966  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 45 moves, 1-0 QGD Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 0-1 Black Ns penetrate Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1 g1-Botvinnik draws first blood Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 g5-Petrosian wins first in a real battle Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0 g7-Pertrosian takes lead in match Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (A21) English, 52 moves, 1-0 g14 - QGD Charousek (Petrosian) Variation (D31); tied at 2 each Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0 g15-Petrosian takes lead for good! Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 58 moves, 1-0 g19 - Petrosian wins two in a row Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 66 moves, 1-0 g22 - QGA Mannheim Variation (D23); Quick draw is a clincher Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tal - Botvinnik World Championship Rematch (1961), Moscow URS, Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 1-0 Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1943  (C46) Three Knights, 40 moves, 1-0 Semi-Slav Def: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 KEG annotates! Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 Gruenfeld Def: Russian Var (D96) 1/2- Stockfish, KEG annotates! Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 116 in 'Soviet Chess 1917-1991' by Andrew Soltis Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 50 moves, 0-1 Game 44 in 'Botvinnik: Move by Move' by Cyrus Lakdawala Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 63 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match (1954), Moscow URS Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 QGD Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Some computer analysis Botvinnik vs A Zilberman, 1924  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0 Dutch Defense (A80) 0-1 Pin, Bf3 outpost, Q sac opens h-file G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924  (A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik "100 Selected Games" Botvinnik vs G Stoltz, 1926  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Defense (D05) 0-1 Tempting... A Model vs Botvinnik, 1926  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1 Game 70: Chess Highlights of the 20th Century (Burgess) I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1927  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 42 moves, 0-1 A strong argument for the (good old) Deferred Fianchetto vs KID Botvinnik vs K Kholodkevich, 1927  (E72) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0 Fedor Bohatirchuk beat M. Botvinnik 3 to 0, with 1 draw F Bohatirchuk vs Botvinnik, 1927  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 1-0 Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack (D00) 1-0 Avoid opening prep Y Vilner vs Botvinnik, 1927  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 Benoni Def Classical Var (A70) 1-0 Exchange sac, Nxh6+ Botvinnik vs Y Rokhlin, 1927  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 Semi-Slav, Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 This is a serious knight bully! Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 G52: The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1931  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 Textbook penetration; keen sacs connect passers - shock A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical Noa Var (E34) 0-1 BF was impressed A Akshanov vs Botvinnik, 1931  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 23 moves, 0-1 QGD Barmen Var (D37) 1-0 Penetration nets 2 pawns Botvinnik vs Kasparian, 1931  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0 G16 'Botvinnik: OneHundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik Botvinnik vs G Miasoedov, 1931  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 IQP space advantage gives White a 5(!)-piece mating attack Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 Dutch Classical. Stonewall Def (A95) 0-1 Q sac gains material Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik's "One hundred selected games", game # 33 Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1933  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0 Standard Remove the Defender, then + & Fork LPDO Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1933  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 12 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Classical / Yugoslav (B72) 1-0 Lesser known nemesis F Bohatirchuk vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B58) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0 G28: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1 'Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess' (Gambit, 2001) by Marovic M Yudovich Sr. vs Botvinnik, 1934  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 47 moves, 0-1 Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Sozin Var I (D49) 1-0 Try to hold onto Ps Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0 English Opening: Agincourt Def (A09)1-0Botvinnik's piece of art Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Mating combination p. 58 V Goglidze vs Botvinnik, 1935  (D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik found the improvement <8.Rc1> Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 First of many times Botvinnk played the ML Winawer with 6...Ne7 Milner-Barry vs Botvinnik, 1935  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 54 moves, 0-1 English Anglo-Indian Def. QID / Maroczy Bind (A15) 1-0 Prize Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, 1936  (A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0 QGD Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 IQP; Notes by AA Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936   (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 Indian Game: Capa Var (A47) 0-1A kNight on the rim gets trapped Bogoljubov vs Botvinnik, 1936   (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1 English Opening vs Old Indian (A15) 1-0 Notes by AA Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936   (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 86 in 'Think Like a Grandmaster' by Alexander Kotov Sokolsky vs Botvinnik, 1938  (D94) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1 Four Knights, Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish Botvinnik vs Fine, 1938  (C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2 IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" pp. 60-68 Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Zurich Var (E33) 0-1 Rob the pin Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1 Game 61: Botvinnik "100 Selected Games" I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1939  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 67 moves, 0-1 Spanish Game: Closed. Pilnik Var (C90) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish P Dubinin vs Botvinnik, 1939  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1 Dutch Defense: Classical. Stonewall (A93) 1-0 Down the middle! V Makogonov vs Botvinnik, 1940  (A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 44 moves, 1-0 QID Classical. Traditional, Main Line (E19) 1-0 Klunker Black R Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 R ending nurses Ps Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1940  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 72 moves, 1-0 G71'Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik Panov vs Botvinnik, 1940  (C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 70 in Botvinnik's "100 Selected Games" Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1940  (A28) English, 27 moves, 1-0 G114 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by G. Burgess Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 French Def. Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 0-1 Pins & Battery Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 24 moves, 0-1 C02 0-1 29 Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1 English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Bishop pair Botvinnik vs A Khachaturov, 1943  (A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0 Judgment and Planning in Chess, Euwe pp.15-16 Qside P majority Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 It's the Russian equivalent of "Hurrah!" V Lyublinsky vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1 French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 Famous a4 blockade Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1945  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1 Black just riddles White's position and ends it with a fork Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 Game 56 'The Soviet School of Chess' by A. Kotov & M. Yudovich P Romanovsky vs Botvinnik, 1945  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 38 moves, 0-1 KID: Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Stockfish notes Botvinnik vs Bondarevsky, 1945  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0 French Exchange (C01) 0-1 White K cornered last 25 moves Tartakower vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C01) French, Exchange, 54 moves, 0-1 Nimzo-Dutch. Alekhine Variation (A90) 0-1 Kside attack, add on H Steiner vs Botvinnik, 1946  (A90) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 164: The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0 NID Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Sham Q sac, rob the pin Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1 G54 inThe Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played byChernev Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 QGD: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 0-1 30...? D Zaslavsky vs Botvinnik, 1926  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1 QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 30.? Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1946  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 Game 14: The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames by Steve Giddins K Plater vs Botvinnik, 1947  (B20) Sicilian, 62 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik finished 1st in this tournament. Ragozin was 2nd. Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 33 moves, 1-0 The Hague/Moscow World Championship Game #12 Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 0-1 Similar to Hort vs Petrosian, 1970 Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1948  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 0-1 Q Pawn Game: Zukertort (D02) 1-0 Inflict doubled pawns Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch (E28) 1-0 Rxg7 Decoy Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 "Chess Life and Review" (April 1948), pp. 13-14 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0 French Winawer. Fingerslip Var. Main Line (C15) 1-0 Suspicious Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948  (C15) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 1-0 Instead of Bronstein's 6...d6, maybe Botvinnik's 6...d5 is best Botvinnik vs N Kopilov, 1951  (A81) Dutch, 37 moves, 0-1 Dvoretsky/Yusupov: "Positional Play, Prophylactic thinking, The Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik's Creative Work in Chess, edited by Baturnsky. Botvinnik vs Taimanov, 1953  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 42 moves, 1-0 P-Q4 Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1/2-1/2 Open b-file Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 Semi-Slav Def. Meran. Lundin Var (D47) 1-0 Pick your ending Botvinnik vs N Minev, 1954  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 91 moves, 1-0 G35: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Yugoslav Attack Panov Var (B76) 1-0 Flank Q trap Botvinnik vs Averbakh, 1955  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 19 moves, 1-0 Game 134: Guinness Book of Chess Grandmasters by W.R. Hartston Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1 Complete Book of Beginning Chess: King's Indian Attack Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0 Semi-Slav Meran. Stahlberg Var (D49) 1-0 Photo of the big match Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 1-0 King's English Variation (A20) 1-0 Crossfire penetration Botvinnik vs O Benkner, 1956  (A20) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Traditional (B56) 1-0 Last round Keres vs Botvinnik, 1956  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical. 2 Knts (A37) 1-0Check-less K hunt Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0 English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1956  (A10) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Modern Defense: Averbakh System. Kotov Var (A42) 1-0 Botvinnik vs C H Alexander, 1958  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 38 moves, 1-0 "Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine" - Tal Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1 Game 2 in Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match for the World CC by Tal Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (A61) Benoni, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1Overloaded O Neikirch vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. General (B60) 1-0 Photo D Drimer vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 notes of Lubomir Kavalek Unzicker vs Botvinnik, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0 KIA vs 3 Pawn Advance (A08) 1-0 B check removes the defender Botvinnik vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 Pirc Def. Classical. Quiet System (B08) 0-1 Open center Unzicker vs Botvinnik, 1962  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Dragon. Classical Tartakower Line (B74) 0-1 Tag team H Kokkoris vs Botvinnik, 1962  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1 #42 Ray Keene's Good Move Guide byKeene & Andrew Whitely 20...? Gipslis vs Botvinnik, 1963  (B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1 Caro-Kann Def. Gurgenidze System (B15) 1/2-1/2 Simul blunder Karpov vs Botvinnik, 1964  (B15) Caro-Kann, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 QGA Alekhine Def. Borisenko-Furman Var (D21) 1-0Remove defender Botvinnik vs Schmid, 1965  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0 A17 1-0 53 Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1965  (A17) English, 53 moves, 1-0 G21 in Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation by Craig Pritchett Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0 Michael Stean in "Simple Chess" thinks "Black dare not 13...a5" Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0 Game 47 in Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 King's English. 2 Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 b-pawn giveaway Botvinnik vs A Alexeev, 1968  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 45 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik gives both his rooks away and finishes w/a flurry Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 Geller destroys Botvinnik in 24 moves with little combinations Botvinnik vs Geller, 1969  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 24 moves, 0-1 KID. Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 Penetration eventually wins Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1970  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 75 moves, 1-0 C15 0-1 28 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1936  (C15) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1 D51 0-1 32 Capablanca vs Botvinnik, 1925  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1 E91 1-0 97 Botvinnik vs M Szebarszin, 1926  (E91) King's Indian, 97 moves, 1-0 D30 0-1 52 Y Rokhlin vs Botvinnik, 1926  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 0-1 D48 0-1 50 Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich, 1926  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 E16 1-0 32 Botvinnik vs N Grigoriev, 1927  (E16) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 D60 1-0 31 Botvinnik vs V Yuriev, 1927  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 31 moves, 1-0 C56 0-1 63 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1930  (C56) Two Knights, 63 moves, 0-1 D60 1-0 25 Botvinnik vs A Batuev, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 D60 1-0 55 Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 D11 1-0 32 Botvinnik vs N Riumin, 1931  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 King's English. Troger Def (A21) 1-0 Stockfish note Botvinnik vs Sargon, 1983  (A21) English, 37 moves, 1-0 E18 0-1 34 V Chekhover vs Botvinnik, 1932  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 34 moves, 0-1 E00 1-0 37 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1932 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0 A04 0-1 37 Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1 D46 1-0 77 Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich, 1934  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Def. Richter-Rauzer. Traditional Var (B63) 0-1 Go fish Suetin vs Botvinnik, 1952  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 76 moves, 0-1 "How to Reassess Your Chess" by IM Jeremy Silman p. 98-99 Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1936  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 87 in Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0 Game 97 in Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1 Pirc Def. Classical. Two Knights System (B08) 0-1 A Medina Garcia vs Botvinnik, 1967  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1 Sicilian Closed Bg2, Nf3 (B25) 0-1 Black gets the open files A Medina Garcia vs Botvinnik, 1969  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 56 moves, 0-1 French Def Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 0-1 Notes by Botvinnik Robatsch vs Botvinnik, 1962   (C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1 Game 56 in Botvinnik: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C18) French, Winawer, 59 moves, 0-1 QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Tactics decide K Barischev vs Botvinnik, 1926  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1 G7 in Botvinnik:One Hundred Selected Games by Mikhail Botvinnik A Polyak vs Botvinnik, 1929  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1 G12The Soviet Championships by Mark Taimanov & Bernard Cafferty Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1931  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 The earliest former World Champion to play a chess computer Botvinnik vs MK V S S, 1982  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 32 moves, 1-0 Game 33 in Botvinnik: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala Uhlmann vs Botvinnik, 1958  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 23 moves, 0-1 Game 69 in Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov Botvinnik vs Denker, 1945  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 French Advance. Nimzowitsch Attack 4.Qg4 Qa5+ (C02) 0-1Not easy I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1937  (C02) French, Advance, 55 moves, 0-1 NID. Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0 R trapped in spider web Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1952  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 22 moves, 1-0 M Mukhitdinov vs Botvinnik, 1967  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1 E Jimenez Zerquera vs Botvinnik, 1967  (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 0-1 Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 19.? Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 1-0 The King in Jeopardy by Alburt & Palatnik Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1 KID. Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Stockfish notes Botvinnik vs T Salo, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 78 from Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1941  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 55 moves, 0-1 Game 19 from Move by Move - Botvinnik (Lakdawala) Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2 QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Octopus & R on 7th! Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0 World Championship Match (1954), KIA vs Sicilian (A07) 1-0 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0 KIA vs Sicilian (A07) 0-1 Notes by Alekhine C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1936   (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1 KID. Saemisch. Double Fianchetto (E82) 0-1 Cramped M Tamburini vs Botvinnik, 1960  (E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 25 moves, 0-1 Stonewall Attk vs Indian Be7, Bb7 (A45) 0-1 Pin gets worse S A Mudrev vs Botvinnik, 1929  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 105 from Think Like a Grandmaster (Kotov) V Kirillov vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 0-1 English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 0-1Stockfish G Goldberg vs Botvinnik, 1945  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik - Smyslov World CC Match (1954), Moscow URS, Rd. 2 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 QGD: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Rd1 Crusher! Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Bayreuth Var (C77) 0-1 Losing streak Botvinnik vs Stein, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 0-1 English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 N Combo Botvinnik vs Kasparian, 1938  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0 KIA vs French Bb7/QGD Orthodox (A07) 1-0 Greek Gift! Botvinnik vs J Letzelter, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 0-1 Stockfish notes B Ratner vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1 Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 49 'The Soviet School of Chess' by A. Kotov & M. Yudovich Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1 Semi-Slav Def: Quiet Variation (D30) 1-0 Upside-down Gueridon # Botvinnik vs M Muchin, 1926  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 the most famous Rook ending of the postwar era. Unzicker vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2 Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A56) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 31...? Y Aloni vs Botvinnik, 1964  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1 QGA. Classical Def. Rubinstein Var (D27) 1/2-1/2Stockfish notes Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Stockfish notes Botvinnik vs G Ravinsky, 1944  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 126 moves, 1-0 Torre Attk vs Modern Def./Macho Spike (A40) 0-1 R Levit vs Botvinnik, 1967  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0 photo Botvinnik vs Stahlberg, 1956  (A15) English, 55 moves, 1-0 G94"The 100 Best Games of the 20th Century" by GM Andrew Soltis Szabo vs Botvinnik, 1952  (A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Stockfish Botvinnik vs E Zagoryansky, 1943  (A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 0-1 +, +, # A Perfiliev vs Botvinnik, 1925  (C56) Two Knights, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 64 from Das Schachgenie Botwinnik (Suetin) Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1944  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1 Game 110 from Das Schachgenie Botwinnik (Suetin) Botvinnik vs A Dueckstein, 1958  (A22) English, 43 moves, 1-0 Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Q sacrifice for a vice K Nadporoshky vs Botvinnik, 1925  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 12 from On My Great Predecessors 3 (Kasparov) Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1964  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 78 moves, 0-1 Game 6 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik - Tal World Champship Match (1960), Moscow URS, rd 12 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 76 in "Think Like a Grandmaster" by Alexander Kotov Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1935  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1-0 KIA vs Pachman's Def e5, d5-d4, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Stockfish notes Botvinnik vs Pachman, 1960  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Var (C49) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish Botvinnik vs Panov, 1939  (C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1/2-1/2 Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Smyslov - Botvinnik World Championship Rematch (1958), Moscow Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 62 moves, 0-1 Game 54 in 'Half a Century of Chess' by Mikhail Botvinnik Keres vs Botvinnik, 1947  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 80 moves, 0-1 An unusual game. Neither side moved its queen rook Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 0-1 Spanish Game: Open. Malkin Var (C83) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1934  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 Botvinnik vs A Kostjoerin, 1960  (A22) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Kmoch, 1934  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0 Game 40 from Soviet Chess (Soltis) V Makogonov vs Botvinnik, 1927  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 24 moves, 0-1 Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) 0-1 USSR Championship Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1929  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1 QGD. Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish Botvinnik vs V Makogonov, 1938  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Smyslov - Botvinnik World Championship Rematch (1958), Moscow U Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 38 moves, 0-1 English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 0-1 KEG annotates! Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948  (A13) English, 58 moves, 0-1 QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Stockfish Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0 French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1-0 Stockfish Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1-0 Alekhine's Gun links P Ostojic vs Botvinnik, 1969  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 0-1 King's English. Four Knights Variation (A28) · 1-0 Botvinnik vs V Nenarokov, 1933  (A28) English, 37 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match (1954), Moscow URS Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Defense: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 tightrope Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1 Modern Defense 8...0-0-0? (B00) 1-0 Long is wrong Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1967  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0 Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1 Four Knights Game: Double Spanish (C49) 0-1 Uncastled Kings Y Rokhlin vs Botvinnik, 1930  (C49) Four Knights, 43 moves, 0-1 Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Cornered Botvinnik vs I Kalinin, 1924  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1 promotion V Chekhover vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1 NID. Spielmann Var. Romanovsky Gambit (E23) 1-0 tripled Ps Botvinnik vs L Savitsky, 1932  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 19 moves, 1-0 Dbl Fianchetto Reti Gambit: Advance 2...d4 3.b4 (A09) 1-0 Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1933  (A09) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0 Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1948  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2 King's English. Two Knights' Smyslov System (A22) 1-0 Stockfish Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1964  (A22) English, 44 moves, 1-0 Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld Gambit (D83) 1-0 Sto Levenfish vs Botvinnik, 1937  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0 Bad Queen vs Good Queen w/Knight Bookends I Mazel vs Botvinnik, 1938  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 11 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Uhlmann, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0 Round Nine, Game 17, March 23, 1948, The Hague Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1948  (A91) Dutch Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 248 games