Botvinnik

1069 games by the World Champion

The ultimate anthology of Botvinnik's chess matches. Features 1069 games from 1924 to 1970. Includes a "Play as Botvinnik" section with 350 quiz positions to discover the powerful and elegant moves Botvinnik executed.

This course belongs to the Chess King Learn series, a groundbreaking chess training platform. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for beginners to advanced players, including professionals.

Through this course, you can enhance your chess skills, master new tactical techniques and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practical scenarios.

The program serves as a virtual coach, assigning tasks and assisting with solutions if you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and demonstrates clear refutations of potential errors.

The program includes a theoretical section that explains game strategies at specific stages, using real examples. The theory is interactive, allowing you to read lessons, make moves on the board, and practice unclear positions.

Advantages of the program:

♔ High-quality examples, thoroughly verified for accuracy

♔ Requires entry of all critical moves as instructed

♔ Tasks vary in complexity levels

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in problems

♔ Provides hints when errors occur

♔ Shows refutations for common mistakes

♔ Allows playing any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks player rating (ELO) changes during learning

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Link the app to a free Chess King account to solve one course across Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

The course offers a free trial section to test the program. Free version lessons are fully functional, enabling you to evaluate the app in real conditions before accessing these topics:

1. Mikhail Botvinnik

1.1. 1924-1926

1.2. 1926

1.3. 1926-1927

1.4. 1927

1.5. 1927-1929

1.6. 1929

1.7. 1930

1.8. 1930-1931

1.9. 1931

1.10. 1932

1.11. 1932-1933

1.12. 1933

1.13. 1934

1.14. 1934-1935

1.15. 1935

1.16. 1936

1.17. 1937

1.18. 1938

1.19. 1939

1.20. 1940

1.21. 1941

1.22. 1943

1.23. 1943-1944

1.24. 1944

1.25. 1945

1.26. 1946

1.27. 1947

1.28. 1948

1.29. 1951

1.30. 1952

1.31. 1953

1.32. 1954

1.33. 1955

1.34. 1956

1.35. 1957

1.36. 1958

1.37. 1959

1.38. 1960

1.39. 1961

1.40. 1961-1962

1.41. 1962

1.42. 1963

1.43. 1964

1.44. 1965

1.45. 1966

1.46. 1966-1967

1.47. 1967

1.48. 1968

1.49. 1969

1.50. 1970

2. Opening

3. Combinations

3.1. Pawn combinations

3.2. Exploiting weak opponent piece positions

3.3. Mating combinations

4. Tactical blows

4.1. Intermediate moves

4.2. Minor combinations

4.3. Forced variations

4.4. Countering traps by engaging them

5. Attack on the king

5.1. Attack on the uncastled king

5.2. Same-side castling attacks

5.3. Opposite-side castling attacks

6. Positional play

6.1. Creating and exploiting opponent weaknesses

6.2. Enhancing your piece positions

6.3. Capitalizing on opponent’s poorly placed pieces

6.4. Blockade

6.5. Strategic exchanges

6.6. Prevention

6.7. Positional sacrifices

6.8. Central and queenside attacks

6.9. Altering pawn structure, breakthroughs, opening files

7. Defense

7.1. Counterattack

7.2. Exchange

8. Converting material advantage to victory

9. Maneuvering

10. Traps

11. Simple positions

12. Endings