 | Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (August 17 [O.S. August 4] 1911 – May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in... 107 KB (9,943 words) - 22:09, 7 April 2024 |
 | age of 23, Tal defeated the strategically-minded[citation needed] Mikhail Botvinnik in a World Championship match, held in Moscow, by 12½–8½ (six wins... 44 KB (4,804 words) - 23:22, 13 April 2024 |
 | players, three of them Soviet citizens—including the winner, Mikhail Botvinnik. Botvinnik would go on to win or retain in four further championship matches... 69 KB (3,750 words) - 01:12, 24 April 2024 |
| champion Mikhail Botvinnik and champion Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match; thus, Botvinnik was... 5 KB (325 words) - 00:52, 9 January 2024 |
ratings achieved were: 2725: José Raúl Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov... 47 KB (4,891 words) - 19:09, 24 April 2024 |
| Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 7, 1960. Botvinnik was the reigning champion, after... 16 KB (993 words) - 08:16, 16 April 2024 |
 | On 22 November 1938, Mikhail Botvinnik (playing white) defeated José Raúl Capablanca (playing black) in one of the most famous games in chess history... 6 KB (685 words) - 20:06, 10 June 2023 |
 | for 3rd place with 13/19, finishing ahead of the reigning champion Mikhail Botvinnik. This tournament was the strongest Soviet final up to that time, as... 33 KB (4,338 words) - 03:06, 8 April 2024 |
 | Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov in Moscow from March 16 to May 13, 1954. Botvinnik had been World Champion since 1948... 15 KB (723 words) - 00:50, 9 January 2024 |
 | Paul Keres, Reuben Fine, and Mikhail Botvinnik threatened his title. Negotiations for a title match with Keres or Botvinnik were halted by the outbreak... 121 KB (10,566 words) - 00:07, 27 January 2024 |