Mikhail Botvinnik
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Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in three different reigns. The sixth World Chess Champion, he also worked as an electrical engineer
Botvinnik in 1962
Botvinnik in 1927
Botvinnik vs. Lasker, 1936
Levenfish vs. Botvinnik (right), 1937
Mikhail Tal
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Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess histor
Mikhail Botvinnik
…of 14/20, three points clear—becoming the sixth World Champion. While he was on vacation in Riga after the tournament, an eleven-year-old boy called Mikhail Tal paid a visit, hoping to play a game against the new champion. Tal was met by Botvinnik's wife, who said the champion was asleep, and that she had made…
Tal in 1962
Tal lived in this apartment building in Riga.
Tal in 1959
Tal in 1968