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| PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960.11.03 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
1-0 | 30 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | Olympiad-14 Final A |
| 1960.11.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Pachman, Ludek
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Attack: Pachman System | Olympiad-14 Final A |
| 1961.02.17 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman |
| 1961.02.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 32 | King's Indian Attack: Pachman System | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman |
| 1961.02.?? |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 46 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman |
| 1961.02.?? |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman |
| 1961.03.15 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.03.20 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.03.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.04.07 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 73 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.04.10 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 42 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.04.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 42 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.04.17 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.04.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 63 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.05.03 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.05.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | World-ch23 Botvinnik-Tal +10-5=6 |
| 1961.06.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose
|
1-0 | 36 | Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation | EU-chT 02nd Final |
| 1961.06.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Pachman, Ludek
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | EU-chT 02nd Final |
| 1961.06.30 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation | EU-chT 02nd Final |
| 1961.07.02 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 59 | English Opening: Neo-Catalan | EU-chT 02nd Final |
| 1961.12.27 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Wade, Robert Graham
|
1-0 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1961.12.28 |
Littlewood, John Eric
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1961.12.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Aaron, Manuel
|
1-0 | 41 | Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1961.12.31 |
Barden, Leonard William
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: Advance Variation | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1962.01.02 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Penrose, Jonathan
|
1-0 | 57 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1962.01.03 |
Robatsch, Karl
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1962.01.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
|
1-0 | 44 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line | Christmas Congress 1961/62-37 Premier |
| 1962.01.15 |
Skold, Kristian
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.16 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Nilsson, Zandor
|
1-0 | 51 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.18 |
Horberg, Beng Eric
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 30 | Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Olsson, Ake
|
1-0 | 28 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.20 |
Andersson, Bengt
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 23 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Lundin, Erik
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.22 |
Buskenstrom, Sven
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 43 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.01.23 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Soderborg, Berndt
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | Stockholms Schackforbund-04 +Tidningen |
| 1962.09.19 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 40 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System | Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A |
| 1962.09.20 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
|
1-0 | 30 | King's Indian Attack: French Variation | Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A |
| 1962.09.25 |
Kokkoris, Hristos
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Tartakower Line | Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A |
| 1962.10.01 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 35 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | Olympiad-15 Final A |
| 1962.10.03 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Robatsch, Karl
|
1-0 | 64 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | Olympiad-15 Final A |
| 1962.10.07 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 68 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | Olympiad-15 Final A |
| 1963.01.25 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 46 | King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +5-0=3 |
| 1963.01.27 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +5-0=3 |
| 1963.01.28 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +5-0=3 |
| 1963.02.03 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 31 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +5-0=3 |
| 1963.02.05 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 38 | Richter-Veresov Attack | Match/Training Botvinnik-Furman +5-0=3 |
| 1963.03.23 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15 |
| 1963.04.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15 |
| 1963.08.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Shofman, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 17 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | URS-chT Republics 09th Group1 |
| 1963.08.08 |
Danov, Vladimir
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 47 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 | URS-chT Republics 09th Group1 |