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| PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947.12.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tsvetkov, Alexandar K
|
1-0 | 30 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | Chigorin Memorial-01 |
| 1947.12.08 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | Chigorin Memorial-01 |
| 1947.12.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | Chigorin Memorial-01 |
| 1947.12.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | Chigorin Memorial-01 |
| 1947.12.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 80 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | Chigorin Memorial-01 |
| 1948.03.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1-0 | 32 | Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.03.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
|
1-0 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.03.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 58 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.03.25 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 23 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.04.13 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1-0 | 36 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.04.15 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.04.20 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 72 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.05.03 |
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 47 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.05.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 60 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1948.05.13 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
|
1-0 | 41 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin | World-ch17 Tournament |
| 1951.03.07 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1951.03.26 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | World-ch18 Botvinnik-Bronstein +5-5=14 |
| 1951.03.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 66 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | World-ch18 Botvinnik-Bronstein +5-5=14 |
| 1951.03.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 58 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1951.03.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 38 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1951.03.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Ragozin |
| 1951.04.10 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 40 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | World-ch18 Botvinnik-Bronstein +5-5=14 |
| 1951.04.27 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 60 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | World-ch18 Botvinnik-Bronstein +5-5=14 |
| 1951.05.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 57 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | World-ch18 Botvinnik-Bronstein +5-5=14 |
| 1951.10.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 36 | Slav Defense | Match/Training Botvinnik-Smyslov |
| 1951.11.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
|
1-0 | 57 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1951.11.18 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Lipnitsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1951.11.19 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 50 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Ekstrom Variation | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1951.11.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1-0 | 87 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1951.12.02 |
Terpugov, Evgeny
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 19 | Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1951.12.06 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System | URS-ch19 Final |
| 1952.02.13 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 22 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Smyslov |
| 1952.02.14 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 27 | Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Tartakower Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Smyslov |
| 1952.03.03 |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 62 | Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.03.06 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.03.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Gereben, Erno
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.03.18 |
Kottnauer, Cenek
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.03.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
|
1-0 | 33 | King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.03.22 |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 23 | Grünfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.04.01 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | Budapest Maroczy Memorial |
| 1952.05.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 33 | Semi-Slav Defense | Match/Training Team1-Team2 |
| 1952.05.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined | Match/Training Team1-Team2 |
| 1952.10.14 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan |
| 1952.10.17 |
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line | Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan |
| 1952.10.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan |
| 1952.11.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 73 | Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation | URS-ch20 Final |
| 1952.11.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
|
1-0 | 34 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | URS-ch20 Final |
| 1952.11.?? |
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan |
| 1952.11.?? |
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 33 | Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan |
| 1952.11.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Flohr |