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

The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 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 careeras a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess playeras 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. The book has more than 85 games, 127 diagrams, twelve photographs, a chronology of his life and career, a bibliography, an index of openings, an index of opponents, and a general index.

Grandmaster Andrew Soltis, eight times champion of the Marshall Chess Club, New York Post editor and Chess Life columnist, is the author of dozens of chess books. He lives in New York City.

Andy Soltis

Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 284
Bibliographic Info: 107 annotated games,128 diagrams, 12 photos, chronology, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes
Copyright Date: 2022 [2014]
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9139-8
Imprint: McFarland