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Mikhail Botvinnik
Who
Mikhail Botvinnik · Sports
What
World Chess Champion 1948-1963
When
1911, Kuokkala (Repino), Russia — 1995, Moscow, Russia
Where
Soviet Union / Russia
Biography
Mikhail Botvinnik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — World Chess Champion 1948-1963
How & why
Botvinnik was World Chess Champion for much of 1948–1963 and the founding father of the Soviet school of chess, training future champions Karpov, Kasparov and Kramnik. Born to a Jewish family near St. Petersburg, he was also a pioneering electrical engineer and computer-chess researcher.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chess
Contributions & Sources
World Chess Champion 1948-1963
1911
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chess
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