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| PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938.11.15 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Alekhine, Alexander
|
1-0 | 51 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation | AVRO |
| 1938.11.22 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Capablanca, Jose Raul
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | AVRO |
| 1939.04.17 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 37 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.04.19 |
Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 67 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.04.25 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.04.28 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 41 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.04.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.04.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 29 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin +1-0=1 |
| 1939.05.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.05.06 |
Pogrebissky, Iosif
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 36 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1939.05.15 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 38 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | URS-ch11 Final |
| 1940.05.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 32 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach Variation | Match Botvinnik-Ragozin +4-0=8 |
| 1940.05.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense | Match Botvinnik-Ragozin +4-0=8 |
| 1940.05.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 57 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation | Match Botvinnik-Ragozin +4-0=8 |
| 1940.05.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation | Match Botvinnik-Ragozin +4-0=8 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 49 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.13 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.15 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: King's Indian Attack | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.18 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 62 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.09.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 72 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1940.10.02 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1-0 | 56 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | URS-ch12 Final |
| 1941.03.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 21 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1941.03.23 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 49 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.03.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 27 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.03.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 22 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.03.29 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 42 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.03.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 35 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1941.03.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 24 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1941.04.05 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 29 | French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.04.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 65 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.04.17 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 60 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.04.23 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 55 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Sozin Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1941.04.27 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 28 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | URS-ch Absolute |
| 1943.12.?? |
Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 53 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation | Moscow-ch23 |
| 1943.12.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Khachaturov, Andrey Andreevich
|
1-0 | 34 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | Moscow-ch23 |
| 1943.12.?? |
Zhivtsov, A
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 27 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Szabo Variation | Moscow-ch23 |
| 1943.12.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 40 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | Moscow-ch23 |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 40 | Three Knights Opening | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 52 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 52 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 55 | Semi-Slav Defense: Rubinstein System | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | Sverdlovsk |
| 1943.??.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Zagoriansky, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | Sverdlovsk |
| 1944.05.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin +2-0=0 |
| 1944.05.15 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 54 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin +2-0=0 |
| 1944.05.22 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 57 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation | URS-ch13 Final |
| 1944.05.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
|
1-0 | 126 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation | URS-ch13 Final |