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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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner