Botvinnik

American

[bot-vee-nik, -vin-ik, buht-vyee-nyik] / bɒtˈvi nɪk, -ˈvɪn ɪk, bʌtˈvyi nyɪk /

noun

Mikhail (Moiseevich) 1911–1998, Russian chess master.

Botvinnik British

/ ˈbɒtvɪnɪk /

noun

Mikhail Moiseivich (mixaˈil məiˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1911–95, Soviet chess player; world champion (1948–57, 1958–60, 1961–63)

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Mikhail Botvinnik, former world champion, studied computers in the ’50s and ’60s, and even back then saw the importance of the machines.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2023

He drew against the ex-world champion Mikhail Botvinnik during the annual tournament held over Christmas and New Year’s in Hastings, England, in 1966-67, and against Mikhail Tal, another ex-champion, during the 1973-74 Hastings competition.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Ding’s Botvinnik English as White fails to impress after 11.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2022

The Soviet Union and Russia soon produced some of the most celebrated and successful grandmasters, including Kasparov, Karpov and Mikhail Botvinnik.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

The winner would then play a match with the reigning World Champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, to seek the title.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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