100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik in St. Petersburg GM Pavel Ponkratov sole leader after six rounds The International Chess Festival “100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik” is taking place on 11-20th August at the Mikhail Chigorin Chess Club in St....
Which is your favorite game?
Which is your favorite Botvinnik game? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Message from FIDE President Ilyumzhinov
Where would you rank Botvinnik among all the great world champions in history? The 100th Anniversary of Mikhail Botvinnik Wednesday, 17 August 2011 09:35 WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE FIDE PRESIDENT KIRSAN ILYUMZHINOV Today is a remarkable date for the...
100th anniversary of Botvinnik’s birth
Soviet grandmaster 100th anniversary Aug 17, 2011 14:33 Moscow Time Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Botvinnik became world champion in 1948, 1958, and 1961, and...
Korchnoi dominates Botvinnik Memorial
Mikhail Botvinnik Memorial 2011 Viktor Korchnoi leading the seniors’ tournament after round six The Russian Chess Federation is organizing a number of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 6th World Champion Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (17 August 1911...
Who will win the Botvinnik Memorial?
Who will win the Botvinnik Memorial? Boris Spassky Viktor Korchnoi Lajos Portisch Wolfgang Uhlmann Borislav Ivkov Mark Taimanov Evgeni Vasiukov Igor Zaitsev Aleksander Nikitin Anatoly Bykhovsky Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Legends at Botvinnik Memorial
Mikhail Botvinnik MemorialSeniors’ tournament on 13-20th August in Suzdal-Vladimir The Russian Chess Federation is organizing a number of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 6th World Champion Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (17 August 1911 – 5 May 1995)....
Mikhail Botvinnik Memorial
Mikhail Botvinnik Memorial1-5th September in Moscow, Russia Text courtesy of GM Elina Danielian I am invited to take part in Botvinnik Memorial 2011, which will be held from 1-5 of September in Moscow. The tournament is dedicated to the...
Year of Mikhail Botvinnik
2011 Year of Mikhail BotvinnikTuesday, 11 January 2011 09:31 FIDE has decided to commemorate 2011 as the year of Mikhail Botvinnik. This year is 100 years since his birth in August 1911. Mikhail Botvinnik was World Champion from 1948-1957,...
A collection over the years
Fischer, Kasparov, Karpov, Tal, Botvinnik, Spassky, Smyslov, Kramnik, Anand, Topalov, Khalifman. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar