Mikhail Botvinnik World Chess Hall of Fame

(1911-1995) World Chess Hall of Fame Inducted 2003 After dominating tournament play through most of the 1940s, Mikhail Botvinnik captured the 6th World Championship title in 1948. He would attain the title twice more, regaining it from Vassily Smyslov in 1958 and Mikhail Tal in 1961. As the first in a long line of Soviet world champions, Botvinnik was a respected figure even within an already strong Russian field. He was also a central figure in the early years of intense U.S./USSR competition.

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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