Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik: Player Profile, Stats, Achievements, and More
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, born on August 17, 1911, in Kuokkala, Grand Duchy of Finland (then part of the Russian Empire), was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster. He was the sixth World Chess Champion, holding the title during three separate reigns between 1948 and 1963. Botvinnik is often referred to as the “Patriarch of the…