1 Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1927  (C16) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0 2 I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1927  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 42 moves, 0-1 3 A Poliak vs Botvinnik, 1929  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1 4 Botvinnik vs A Batuev, 1930  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 5 Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 6 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1931  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 7 Botvinnik vs Kan, 1931  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 8 Botvinnik vs Riumin, 1931  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 9 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1932  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0 10 I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1932  (C01) French, Exchange, 61 moves, 0-1 11 Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1 12 Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 13 Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1933  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0 14 Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0 15 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 16 Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich, 1934  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0 17 Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 18 Botvinnik vs Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 19 Riumin vs Botvinnik, 1935  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 20 Goglidze vs Botvinnik, 1935  (D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 0-1 21 Kan vs Botvinnik, 1936  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 48 moves, 0-1 22 Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, 1936  (A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0 23 Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936   (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 24 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936   (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 25 Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936   (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0 26 Sokolsky vs Botvinnik, 1938  (D94) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1 27 Botvinnik vs Chekhover, 1938  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 28 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0 29 Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0 30 Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 31 Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1 32 Botvinnik vs Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 33 Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1 34 Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1940 (A28) English, 32 moves, 1-0 35 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1940 (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1 36 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1940  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 40 moves, 0-1 37 Panov vs Botvinnik, 1940  (C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 38 Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1940  (A28) English, 27 moves, 1-0 39 Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 40 Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1 41 Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, 1941  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 42 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1 43 Botvinnik vs Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 44 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1943  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 52 moves, 1-0 45 V Makogonov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 0-1 46 Botvinnik vs Kan, 1943  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1-0 47 Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1 48 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1 50 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1944  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 46 moves, 1-0 51 Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1944  (A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1 52 P Romanovsky vs Botvinnik, 1945  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 38 moves, 0-1 53 Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 54 Botvinnik vs Denker, 1945  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 55 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1946  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 50 moves, 1-0 56 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 57 Tartakower vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C01) French, Exchange, 54 moves, 0-1 58 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1946  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 59 Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1945  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1 60 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 61 Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948  (A13) English, 58 moves, 0-1 62 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 63 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 64 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948   (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0 65 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 66 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 0-1 67 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 50 moves, 0-1 68 Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 69 Botvinnik vs Pilnik, 1952 (D54) Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 70 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1952  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 71 Botvinnik vs Taimanov, 1953  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 42 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 73 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 74 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1 75 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0 76 Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1954  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 41 moves, 1-0 77 Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1 78 Szabo vs Botvinnik, 1966  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 0-1 79 N Padevsky vs Botvinnik, 1956  (B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1 80 Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A16) English, 54 moves, 1-0 82 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 83 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 62 moves, 0-1 84 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1-0 85 Botvinnik vs L Schmid, 1960  (A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0 86 O Neikirch vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 87 Botvinnik vs Pachman, 1961  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 42 moves, 1-0 88 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 1-0 89 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0 90 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 91 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 63 moves, 1-0 92 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 93 Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0 94 Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1964  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 63 moves, 1-0 95 Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0 96 Gipslis vs Botvinnik, 1965  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 97 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 98 Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1966  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 68 moves, 0-1 99 Botvinnik vs Matulovic, 1967  (A57) Benko Gambit, 49 moves, 1-0 100 Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 100 games