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Mikhail Botvinnik

Born on August 17, 1911

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Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник; IPA:; 17 August 1911 – May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in three different reigns.

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