When Mikhail Botvinnik lost the world championship in 1960 to the dazzling attacking player from Riga, Mikhail Tal, there seemed little chance of him regaining his title. Yet in the Return Match a year later, with a surprising demonstration of aggressive chess, Botvinnik completely outplayed his young opponent and ran out the easy winner. All 21 games of the match are deeply annotated.
When Mikhail Botvinnik lost the world championship in 1960 to the dazzling attacking player from Riga, Mikhail Tal, there seemed little chance of him ...
The writings of Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (1911-1995) are legendary. And Botvinniks legacy is deeply imprinted in the DNA of every grandmaster today, says Andy Soltis in his foreword tot this book. The Patriarch took professionalism in chess to a new level and was the first to emphasize preparation: what a player does before a game plays an enormous, if not decisive, role in what happens during a game.
In this book, Botvinnik writes the story of the three clashes with his compatriot Vasily Smyslov, matches full of tension...
The writings of Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (1911-1995) are legendary. And Botvinniks legacy is deeply imprinted in th...
