Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion

Soltis, Andy

The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948-1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career-as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player-as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his bitter rivalries, and his doomed effort to create the perfect chess-playing computer program.

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McFarland's scholarly and exhaustive study delves into the strategic genius and political navigation of Soviet chess patriarch Mikhail Botvinnik.

EAN

9780786473373

Publisher

McFarland & Co Inc

Published

17 January 2014

Pages

284

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