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Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet chess player.
Born August 17th, 1911 in Repino.
Died May 5th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Occupations
chess coach, chess composer, chess player, electrical engineer, engineer, writer
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