Mikhail Botvinnik, 6th World Chess Champion

In this sixth volume of the World Chess Champions Series by Isaak and Vladimir Linder, you will learn all about the achievements of the Patriarch of Soviet chess, about his life and scholarly pursuit, and his contributions, both as a player and a teacher, to the various phases of the game. With almost 150 of Botvinnik’s best games and endings, freshly annotated by German GM Karsten Müller, along with cross-tables and many unknown photographs.

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Wilhelm Steinitz, 1st World Chess Champion
Emanuel Lasker, 2nd World Chess Champion
Jose Raul Capablanca,3rd World Chess Champion
Alexander Alekhine, 4th World Chess Champion
Max Euwe, 5th World Chess Champion
Mikhail Botvinnik, 6th World Chess Champion