Mikhail Botvinnik first became World Chess Champion in 1948

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Mikhail Botvinnik World Chess Hall of Fame

On this day in 1960, Mikhail Tal defeated Mikhail Botvinnik 12½-8½ in Moscow to become the 8th world chess champion! : r/chess

There were many controversies concerning this event that are still debated and discussed today. It was a matter of prestige for the Soviet Union that

The World Chess Championship 1948

World Chess Championship 1948, The: How Botvinnik Became World Champion (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) by Harry Golombek (2002-01-02): : Harry Golombek: Books

Mikhail Botvinnik World Chess Hall of Fame

Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960) chess event

FIDE - International Chess Federation - The sixth world chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik was born on August 17, 1911. Botvinnik became the world champion by convincingly winning the 1948 World Chess Championship

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Botvinnik — chess genius and hard worker

Mikhail Botvinnik - Three times chess champion