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Mikhail Botvinnik
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1911–1995 · Soviet chess player

Also known as: Michail Moissejewitsch Botwinnik, Michael Botwinnik, Michail Botwinnik, Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Михаил Моисеевич Ботвинник, ميخائيل بوتفنيك

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Known works

  • Half a Century of Chess
  • The Gruenfeld defence (1980)
  • Moscow 1951 (Progress in Chess)
  • World Championship Return Match
  • Botvinnik