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| PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.09.05 |
Vestol, Aage
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | Olympiad-12 Preliminaries A |
| 1956.09.10 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 20 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | Olympiad-12 Final A |
| 1956.09.16 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Padevsky, Nikola Bochev
|
1-0 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line | Olympiad-12 Final A |
| 1956.09.22 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | Olympiad-12 Final A |
| 1956.10.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 45 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
1-0 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.17 |
Padevsky, Nikola Bochev
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1-0 | 73 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.24 |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.26 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.31 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Uhlmann, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | Alekhine Memorial-01 |
| 1956.10.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 24 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Averbakh |
| 1957.01.13 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | Match/Training Botvinnik-Averbakh |
| 1957.01.24 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | Match/Training Botvinnik-Averbakh |
| 1957.01.25 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 48 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Averbakh |
| 1957.03.12 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | World-ch20 Smyslov-Botvinnik +6-3=13 |
| 1957.03.16 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 54 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | World-ch20 Smyslov-Botvinnik +6-3=13 |
| 1957.04.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation | World-ch20 Smyslov-Botvinnik +6-3=13 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | Match/Training Botvinnik-Averbakh |
| 1958.03.04 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 62 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.03.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.03.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 66 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.03.20 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 49 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.04.03 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 41 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.04.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 68 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.04.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 74 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | World-ch21 Botvinnik-Symslov +7-5=11 |
| 1958.10.05 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Raizman, Maurice
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation | Olympiad-13 Preliminaries A |
| 1958.10.06 |
Walsh, James J
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | Olympiad-13 Preliminaries A |
| 1958.10.08 |
Cintron, Rafael L
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | Olympiad-13 Preliminaries A |
| 1958.10.17 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
|
1-0 | 78 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | Olympiad-13 Final A |
| 1958.10.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel
|
1-0 | 38 | Modern Defense: Kotov Variation | Olympiad-13 Final A |
| 1958.10.20 |
Uhlmann, Wolfgang
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 23 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | Olympiad-13 Final A |
| 1958.10.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Dueckstein, Andreas
|
1-0 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | Olympiad-13 Final A |
| 1958.10.26 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tan, Hiong Liong
|
1-0 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense | Botvinnik sim |
| 1958.11.01 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Roessel, Frits
|
1-0 | 28 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | Wageningen Caldex |
| 1958.11.08 |
Van Scheltinga, Theo D
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 32 | Modern Defense | Wageningen Caldex |
| 1958.11.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Donner, Jan Hein
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line | Wageningen Caldex |
| 1959.08.?? |
Nurmamedov, Mammed
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 24 | Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System | URS-chT Republics 06th |
| 1960.03.31 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | World-ch22 Tal-Botvinnik +6-2=13 |
| 1960.04.02 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 58 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | World-ch22 Tal-Botvinnik +6-2=13 |
| 1960.10.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +3-0=1 |
| 1960.10.10 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +3-0=1 |
| 1960.10.17 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kostjoerin, Anatole
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: Carls-Bremen System | Olympiad-14 Preliminaries B |
| 1960.10.18 |
Aaron, Manuel
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 54 | Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | Olympiad-14 Preliminaries B |
| 1960.10.22 |
Tamburini, Mario
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 25 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto | Olympiad-14 Preliminaries B |
| 1960.10.23 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
|
1-0 | 65 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | Olympiad-14 Preliminaries B |
| 1960.10.24 |
Tarnowski, Alfred
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 31 | Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack | Olympiad-14 Preliminaries B |
| 1960.10.28 |
Neikirkh, Oleg
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | Olympiad-14 Final A |
| 1960.10.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +3-0=1 |