Game 1 I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1927  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 2 Botvinnik vs N Grigoriev, 1927  (E16) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 Game 3 Botvinnik vs V Yuriev, 1927  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 31 moves, 1-0 Game 4 Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1945  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 5 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1930  (C56) Two Knights, 63 moves, 0-1 Game 6 Botvinnik vs G Miasoedov, 1931  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 7 Botvinnik vs A Batuev, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 Game 8 Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 Game 9 Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1931  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 Game 10 V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1931  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1 Game 11 Botvinnik vs L Savitsky, 1932  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 19 moves, 1-0 Game 12 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1932  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0 Game 13 Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1 Game 14 V Kirillov vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 0-1 Game 15 V Chekhover vs Botvinnik, 1932  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 34 moves, 0-1 Game 16 V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1 Game 17 Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1933  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0 Game 18 Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1 Game 19 Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 Game 20 Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0 Game 21 Milner-Barry vs Botvinnik, 1935  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 54 moves, 0-1 Game 22 Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 Game 23 N Riumin vs Botvinnik, 1935  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 24 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 Game 25 Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, 1936  (A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0 Game 26 Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1936  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 27 Botvinnik vs N Riumin, 1936  (A04) Reti Opening, 63 moves, 1-0 Game 28 I Kan vs Botvinnik, 1936  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 48 moves, 0-1 Game 29 Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936   (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 30 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936   (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 Game 31 Botvinnik vs T H Tylor, 1936 (E07) Catalan, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0 Game 32 Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936   (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 33 Botvinnik vs Fine, 1936  (A09) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 34 Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1937  (A25) English, 40 moves, 1-0 Game 35 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1938  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 36 Sokolsky vs Botvinnik, 1938  (D94) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 37 Botvinnik vs A Budo, 1938  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 Game 38 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0 Game 39 Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0 Game 40 Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 41 Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1938  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 42 Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 43 Botvinnik vs Panov, 1939  (C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 44 I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1939  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 67 moves, 0-1 Game 45 I Pogrebissky vs Botvinnik, 1939  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 46 Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1 Game 47 Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1 Game 48 Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1940  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 49 Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1940  (A90) Dutch, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 50 Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1940  (A28) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Game 51 M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 52 Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0 Game 53 Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 Game 54 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1-0 Game 55 Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1 Game 56 Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1941  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 55 moves, 0-1 Game 57 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1 Game 58 Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 Game 59 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1943  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 52 moves, 1-0 Game 60 A Zhivtsov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 Game 61 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0 Game 62 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 63 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1944  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 46 moves, 1-0 Game 64 Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1944  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1 Game 65 Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1945  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 66 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1945  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0 Game 67 Botvinnik vs Bondarevsky, 1945  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0 Game 68 G Goldberg vs Botvinnik, 1945  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 0-1 Game 69 Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 Game 70 Botvinnik vs Denker, 1945  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 71 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 Game 72 E Lundin vs Botvinnik, 1946  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 52 moves, 0-1 Game 73 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1946  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 50 moves, 1-0 Game 74 H Steiner vs Botvinnik, 1946  (A90) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 75 G Stoltz vs Botvinnik, 1946  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1 Game 76 Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C18) French, Winawer, 59 moves, 0-1 Game 77 Keres vs Botvinnik, 1947  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 80 moves, 0-1 Game 78 Botvinnik vs C Kottnauer, 1947  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 60 moves, 1-0 Game 79 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 Game 80 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 Game 81 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948   (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0 Game 82 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 83 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 84 Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1948  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 0-1 Game 85 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A84) Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 86 Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 87 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 50 moves, 0-1 Game 88 Botvinnik vs Pilnik, 1952 (D54) Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 89 Botvinnik vs O'Kelly, 1952 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 Game 90 Botvinnik vs Geller, 1952  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 91 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1952  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 Game 92 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 Game 93 Suetin vs Botvinnik, 1952  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 76 moves, 0-1 Game 94 Taimanov vs Botvinnik, 1953  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 0-1 Game 95 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 58 moves, 0-1 Game 96 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 97 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 Game 98 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 99 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C15) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 100 Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1954  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 101 Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1 Game 102 Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 103 N Padevsky vs Botvinnik, 1956  (B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1 Game 104 Botvinnik vs Uhlmann, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 105 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A16) English, 54 moves, 1-0 Game 106 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 107 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 62 moves, 0-1 Game 108 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B58) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 109 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958  (A16) English, 68 moves, 1-0 Game 110 Botvinnik vs A Dueckstein, 1958  (A22) English, 43 moves, 1-0 Game 111 Uhlmann vs Botvinnik, 1958  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 23 moves, 0-1 Game 112 Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 113 Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 0-1 Game 114 Botvinnik vs L Schmid, 1960  (A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0 Game 115 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 116 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 1-0 Game 117 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0 Game 118 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 73 moves, 1-0 Game 119 Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 120 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 Game 121 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 63 moves, 1-0 Game 122 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 Game 123 Botvinnik vs Unzicker, 1961  (A13) English, 59 moves, 1-0 Game 124 Botvinnik vs A Bisguier, 1962  (A12) English with b3, 44 moves, 1-0 Game 125 Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 126 Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 127 Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 128 Gipslis vs Botvinnik, 1963  (B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1 Game 129 Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0 Game 130 Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1964  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 63 moves, 1-0 Game 131 Y Aloni vs Botvinnik, 1964  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 132 V Ciocaltea vs Botvinnik, 1964  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 133 Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0 Game 134 Botvinnik vs K Langeweg, 1965  (A22) English, 36 moves, 1-0 Game 135 Gipslis vs Botvinnik, 1965  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 Game 136 Botvinnik vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1966  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 137 Botvinnik vs C Zuidema, 1966  (D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 57 moves, 1-0 Game 138 Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1967  (A14) English, 47 moves, 1-0 Game 139 Gligoric vs Botvinnik, 1967  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 140 Botvinnik vs Matulovic, 1967  (A57) Benko Gambit, 49 moves, 1-0 Game 141 Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 Game 142 Benko vs Botvinnik, 1968  (A10) English, 34 moves, 0-1 Game 143 Botvinnik vs H Ree, 1969  (A22) English, 40 moves, 1-0 Game 144 Botvinnik vs T van Scheltinga, 1969  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 35 moves, 1-0 Game 145 Botvinnik vs Lombardy, 1969  (B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0 Game 146 A Matanovic vs Botvinnik, 1969  (B06) Robatsch, 64 moves, 0-1 Game 147 Botvinnik vs P Ostojic, 1969  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 46 moves, 1-0 Game 148 Matulovic vs Botvinnik, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 46 moves, 0-1 game 149 Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1970  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 150 Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1970  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 75 moves, 1-0 150 games