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“Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.”

Quote by Mikhail Botvinnik

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Mikhail Botvinnik

Mikhail Botvinnik was a Russian chess player widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of the 20th century. He won the World Chess Championship five times consecutively from 1948 to 1960, making him the only player in chess history to achieve this feat. Botvinnik was known for his exquisite tactical and strategic skills, which had a profound impact on the development of chess. more

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