{"product_id":"mikhail-botvinnik-the-life-and-games-of-a-world-chess-champion-9781476691398","title":"Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003e The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his bitter rivalries, and his doomed effort to create the perfect chess-playing computer program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book has more than 85 games, 127 diagrams, twelve photographs, a chronology of his life and career, a bibliography, an index of openings, an index of opponents, and a general index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrandmaster \u003cb\u003eAndrew Soltis, \u003c\/b\u003e nine times champion of the Marshall Chess Club, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e editor and \u003ci\u003eChess Life\u003c\/i\u003e columnist, is the author of dozens of chess books. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389787377938,"sku":"9781476691398","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b87c7e0-c399-4bd9-a671-518ca3d496e3.jpg?v=1728929755","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mikhail-botvinnik-the-life-and-games-of-a-world-chess-champion-9781476691398","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}