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Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet Union
Career 1934 - 1969
Best year 1961
Total points 149
Best results 4x 1. World Championship
All-time rank
#8

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
1957 World Championship Standard Open 2 5 Mikhail Botvinnik
1958 World Championship Standard Open 1 20 Mikhail Botvinnik
1934 Leningrad - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1935 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1960 World Championship Standard Open 2 5 Mikhail Botvinnik
1936 Nottingham - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1961 World Championship Standard Open 1 20 Mikhail Botvinnik
1962 Hastungs Standard Open 1 3 Mikhail Botvinnik
1963 World Championship Standard Open 2 5 Mikhail Botvinnik
1943 Sverdlovsk - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1946 Groningen - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1947 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1948 World Championship Tournament Standard Open 1 20 Mikhail Botvinnik
1967 ELO Rating Standard Open 4 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1967 Hastungs Standard Open 1 3 Mikhail Botvinnik
1968 ELO Rating Standard Open 2 7 Mikhail Botvinnik
1951 World Championship Standard Open 1 20 Mikhail Botvinnik
1969 ELO Rating Standard Open 4 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
1969 Tata Steel Standard Open 1 3 Mikhail Botvinnik
1954 World Championship Standard Open 1 20 Mikhail Botvinnik
1956 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Mikhail Botvinnik
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