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Three years after winning the world championship, Mikhail Botvinnik had to defend his title against the challenge of David Bronstein. Though out of practice and largely outplayed by his brilliant young opponent, Botvinnik nevertheless demonstrated his fighting qualities, levelling the scores in the penultimate game and thereby retaining his title. All 24 games of the match are deeply annotated.

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Botvinnik was the first world-class player to develop in the Soviet Union. He also played an important role in the organisation of chess, making a significant contribution to the design of the world championship system after World War II and becoming a leading member of the coaching system that enabled the Soviet Union to dominate top-level chess during that period. His pupils include the world champions Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.

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