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Alexander Khalifman: Botvinnik's Best Games. The Sixth World Champion. 50 games annotated in detail.

In English. Algebraic Figurine Notation.
A pioneer of systematic chess study; A man of iron principles; 1) Rise to the Top 1931-1946 (23 games); 2) The World Championship Years 1948-1963 (21 games); 3) Later Yeaars 1965-1970 (6 games). Index of names. Photos.

Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. Botvinnik was born in 1911 and died in 1995. He is known as The Patriarch, or the father of the Soviet School of Chess. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions, and later mentored other world champions Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.

For this modern biography, the Russian grandmaster Alexander Khalifman has selected and annotated fifty of Botvinnik’s best games. Khalifman is an excellent guide with a deep understanding of chess and a talent for explaining games in a clear and accessible manner.

17 x 23.5 cm. 448 pages paperback. New In Chess, Alkmaar, 2025. Condition brand new. Weight 828 g..

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