Category Chess History

Alekhine, Botvinnik, and the Match That Never Happened

In the winter of 1939, a cold and anxious silence hung over the corridors of power in Moscow. At a desk sat Mikhail Botvinnik, 27 years old, with a simple yet monumental dream: to play a world championship match against… Continue Reading →

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