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Botvinnik’s Best Games

The Sixth World Chess Champion

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Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions. For this modern biography, the Russian grandmaster Alexander Khalifman has selected and annotated more than fifty of Botvinnik's best games. Khalifman is an excellent guide with a deep understanding of chess and a talent for explaining games in a clear and accessible manner.

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Botvinnik’s Best Games, Alexander Khalifman

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2025
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Title
Botvinnik’s Best Games
Subtitle
The Sixth World Chess Champion
Language
English
Publisher
New in Chess
Released
2025
Format
Hardcover
Pages
448
ISBN10
908343138X
ISBN13
9789083431383
Series
Tags
Chess
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Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions. For this modern biography, the Russian grandmaster Alexander Khalifman has selected and annotated more than fifty of Botvinnik's best games. Khalifman is an excellent guide with a deep understanding of chess and a talent for explaining games in a clear and accessible manner.