Quote of the day
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
Mikhail Botvinnik
Born: August 17, 1911
Died: May 5, 1995 (aged 83)
Bio: Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and World Chess Champion for most of 1948 to 1963.
Known for:
- One hundred selected games
- Half a century of chess (1984)