MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK

CURATED CHESS GAMES

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PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS EVENT
1963.08.09
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 32 Modern Defense URS-chT Republics 09th Group1
1963.08.13
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation URS-chT Republics 09th final A
1963.08.13
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Buslaev, Aleksander
1-0 35 English Opening: Agincourt Defense URS-chT Republics 09th Group1
1963.08.15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Veresov, Gavriil N
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation URS-chT Republics 09th final A
1963.08.16
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 69 Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation URS-chT Republics 09th final A
1963.12.14
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Van Scheltinga, Theo D
1-0 27 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation Amsterdam GAK
1963.12.15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Donner, Jan Hein
1-0 31 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined Amsterdam GAK
1963.12.16
Kuijpers, Frans vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 47 Modern Defense: Standard Defense Amsterdam GAK
1964.05.20
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1-0 36 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line Moscow Trade Union Team-ch
1964.10.12
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0 62 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense URS-chT Cup 04th
1964.10.15
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 44 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System URS-chT Cup 04th
1964.10.18
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 33 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto URS-chT Cup 04th
1964.11.03
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Blau, Max
1-0 54 Slav Defense Olympiad-16 Preliminaries A
1964.11.05
Kirby, Kenneth vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 48 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation Olympiad-16 Preliminaries A
1964.11.07
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation Olympiad-16 Preliminaries A
1964.11.08
Letelier Martner, Rene vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 34 Slav Indian Olympiad-16 Preliminaries A
1964.11.10
Aloni, Yoel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 36 Benoni Defense Olympiad-16 Final A
1964.11.11
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 41 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation Olympiad-16 Final A
1964.11.23
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 28 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line Olympiad-16 Final A
1965.05.09
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 50 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense Moscow Trade Union Team-ch
1965.06.07
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 42 Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation EU-chT 03rd Final
1965.06.10
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Langeweg, Kick
1-0 36 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System EU-chT 03rd Final
1965.08.04
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 33 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation Trade Union Spartakiad-08 Preliminaries
1965.??.??
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Van den Berg, Carel
1-0 38 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations Noordwijk
1965.??.??
Trifunovic, Petar vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 52 Modern Defense: Geller's System Noordwijk
1965.??.??
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Donner, Jan Hein
1-0 53 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System Noordwijk
1965.??.??
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kort, Jacob
1-0 49 Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation Noordwijk
1965.??.??
Tolush, Alexander V vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 37 Modern Defense: Standard Defense Match/City Moscow-Leningrad
1965.??.??
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 52 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation Noordwijk
1965.??.??
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation Match/City Moscow-Leningrad
1965.??.??
Yudovich, Mikhail Mikhailovic vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 32 Rat Defense: Accelerated Gurgenidze Moscow Trade Union Team-ch
1966.07.22
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Szilagyi, Gyorgy
1-0 36 King's Indian Attack IBM
1966.07.23
Szabo, Laszlo vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 23 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation IBM
1966.07.24
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Van Scheltinga, Theo D
1-0 40 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined IBM
1966.07.26
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0 41 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line IBM
1966.07.28
Kuijpers, Frans vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 54 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation IBM
1966.07.31
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Zuidema, Coen
1-0 57 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation IBM
1966.08.02
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Robatsch, Karl
1-0 24 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation IBM
1966.09.25
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 55 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian URS-chT Cup 05th
1966.09.27
Birbrager, Isaak vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 47 Slav Indian URS-chT Cup 05th
1966.09.28
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1-0 27 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line URS-chT Cup 05th
1966.09.29
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 68 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation URS-chT Cup 05th
1966.09.29
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 41 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack URS-chT Cup 05th
1966.12.29
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0 31 Modern Defense: Averbakh System Christmas Congress 1966/67-42 Premier
1966.12.31
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense Christmas Congress 1966/67-42 Premier
1967.01.03
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kurajica, Bojan
1-0 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System Christmas Congress 1966/67-42 Premier
1967.01.04
Mecking, Henrique vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 42 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation Christmas Congress 1966/67-42 Premier
1967.01.06
Penrose, Jonathan vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 30 Modern Defense: Averbakh System Christmas Congress 1966/67-42 Premier
1967.07.24
Levit, Roman Izrailevich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 40 Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense URS-chT Republics 10th Group1
1967.07.25
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Khanov, Kurban
1-0 56 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Chameleon Variation URS-chT Republics 10th Group1