Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.
Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline - Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline
- Mikhail Botvinnik
If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it. - Mikhail Botvinnik
If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.
When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctret… - Mikhail Botvinnik
When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctret…
Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with pla… - Mikhail Botvinnik
Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with pla…
The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future at all for him in this profession - Mikhail Botvinnik
The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future at all for him in this profession
Chess is the art of analysis. - Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess is the art of analysis.
I ... have two vocations: chess and engineering. If I played chess only, I believe that my success would not have been significantly greater. I can p… - Mikhail Botvinnik
I ... have two vocations: chess and engineering. If I played chess only, I believe that my success would not have been significantly greater. I can p…
Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to o… - Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to o…
Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned. - Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.
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