2011 - Year of Mikhail Botvinnik

Tuesday, 11 January 2011 09:31

FIDE has decided to commemorate 2011 as the year of Mikhail Botvinnik.

This year is 100 years since his birth in August 1911.

Mikhail Botvinnik was World Champion from 1948-1957, 1958-1960 and 1961-1963.

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