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Mikhail Botvinnik

Mikhail Botvinnik

1911 – 1995 Russia
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Who was Mikhail Botvinnik?

Soviet chess grandmaster who held the World Chess Championship three separate times between 1948-1963 and pioneered the scientific approach to chess preparation.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Mikhail Botvinnik (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born
August 17, 1911
Died
1995
Nationality
Russia
Zodiac Sign
Leo

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