Secret Matches: The Unknown Training Games of Mikhail Botvinnik Selected Games Annotated and Theoretical Section by Jan Timman Edited by Hanon W. Russell
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Secret Matches: The Unknown Training Games of Mikhail Botvinnik Selected Games Annotated and Theoretical Section by Jan Timman Edited by Hanon W. Russell Copyright © 2000-2006 Russell Enterprised, Inc.
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Table of Contents The Theoretical Importance of Botvinnik’s Training Games by Jan Timman 6 (1) Botvinnik-Kaminer, Game 1, Match, 1924 (2) Kaminer-Botvinnik, Game 2, Autumn, 1924 (2a) Botvinnik-Kaminer, Game 3 (fragment) (3) Ragozin-Botvinnik, 1936 (4) Botvinnik-Ragozin, 1936 (5) Ragozin-Botvinnik (April?) 1936 (6) Botvinnik-Ragozin 1936 (7) Botvinnik-Rabinovich 1937 (8) Botvinnik-Rabinovich 1937 (9) Rabinovich-Botvinnik 1937 (10) Ragozin-Botvinnik, October 9, 1938 (11) Botvinnik-Ragozin, October 10, 1938 (12) Botvinnik-Ragozin 1939 (13) Ragozin-Botvinnik 1940 (14) Botvinnik-Ragozin 1940 (Timman) (15) Botvinnik-Ragozin, March 11, 1941 (16) Botvinnik-Ragozin, March 14, 1941 (17) Botvinnik-Ragozin, March 15, 1941 (18) Botvinnik-Ragozin, May 11, 1944 (Timman) (19) Ragozin-Botvinnik, May 15, 1944 (Timman) (20) Ragozin-Botvinnik, May 16, 1945 (21) Ragozin-Botvinnik, May 25, 1945 (22) Ragozin-Botvinnik, July 12, 1946 (Timman) (23) Botvinnik-Ragozin, July 13, 1946 (24) Botvinnik-Ragozin, July 16, 1946 (25) Ragozin-Botvinnik, July 17, 1946 (26) Ragozin-Botvinnik, November 12, 1947 (27) Botvinnik-Ragozin, November 17, 1947 (28) Botvinnik-Ragozin, March 7, 1951 (29) Ragozin-Botvinnik, March 8, 1951 (30) Smyslov-Botvinnik, October 25, 1951
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(31) Botvinnik-Smyslov, October 31, 1951 (32) Botvinnik-Smyslov, February 13, 1952 (33) Smyslov-Botvinnik, February 14, 1952 (34) Kan-Botvinnik, October 17, 1952 (35) Botvinnik-Kan, October 24, 1952 (36) Kan-Botvinnik, October 29, 1952 (37) Kan-Botvinnik, November 1, 1952 (38) Botvinnik-Kan, November 2, 1952 (39) Flohr-Botvinnik, November 4, 1952 (40) Botvinnik-Kan, November 14, 1952 (41) Kan-Botvinnik, January 20, 1953 (Timman) (42) Kan-Botvinnik, May 22, 1953 (43) Botvinnik-Kan, May 23, 1953 (Timman) (44) Kan-Botvinnik, May 25/26, 1953 (45) Botvinnik-Kan, May 27, 1953 (46) Kan-Botvinnik, June 20, 1953 (47) Botvinnik-Kan, June 22, 1953 (48) Kan-Botvinnik, June 23, 1953 (49) Botvinnik-Kan, June 24, 1953 (50) Kan-Botvinnik, January 22, 1954 (51) Botvinnik-Kan, January 23, 1954 (52) Kan-Botvinnik, January 24, 1954 (53) Botvinnik-Kan, January 26, 1954 (54) Kan-Botvinnik, January 27, 1954 (55) Kan-Botvinnik, January 29, 1954 (56) Botvinnik-Kan, January 30, 1954 (57) Kan-Botvinnik, February 5, 1954 (58) Botvinnik-Kan, February 6, 1954 (59) Kan-Botvinnik, February 7, 1954 (60) Kan-Botvinnik, February 10, 1954 (61) Botvinnik-Kan, February 13, 1954 (62) Botvinnik-Averbakh, June 6, 1955 (63) Averbakh-Botvinnik, June 23, 1955 (64) Averbakh-Botvinnik, December 23, 1955 (65) Averbakh-Botvinnik, December 30, 1955 (66) Averbakh-Botvinnik, June 7, 1956 (67) Botvinnik-Averbakh, June 9, 1956 4
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(68) Botvinnik-Averbakh, April 1, 1956 (69) Averbakh-Botvinnik, August 3, 1956 (70) Botvinnik-Averbakh, August 3, 1956 (71) Averbakh-Botvinnik, August 6, 1956 (72) Averbakh-Botvinnik, December 25, 1956 (73) Averbakh-Botvinnik, December 8, 1957