Mikhail Botvinnik

Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (??????? ?????????? ??????????) (August 17, 1911 - May 5,1995) was a Jewish Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Champion of chess.

Further reading

• {{Book reference | Author=Chernev, Irving | Title=Twelve Great Chess Players and Their Best Games | Publisher=Dover | Year=1995 | ID=ISBN 0486286746}}
• {{Book reference | Author= Hurst, Sarah | Title=Curse of Kirsan: Adventures in the Chess Underworld | Publisher=Russell Enterprises | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 1888690151}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Botvinnik, Mikhail | Title=One Hundred Selected Games | Publisher=Dover | Year=1961,1981 | ID=ISBN 0486206203}}