Master Class Band 10: Mikhail Botvinnik Chessbase Abhi was born on February

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Master Class Band 10: Mikhail Botvinnik Chessbase Abhi was born on FebruaryLearn from a world champion! Mikhail Botvinnik became world champion in 1948 and remained so until 1963. During this time he successfully defended his title against David Bronstein, Vassily Smyslov and Mihail Tal, or won it back in rematches. Botvinnik was the first to introduce a systematic, scientific approach to chess. He studied openings in terms of their typical middle game structures and developed successful strategies for them. The strategic