Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Mikhail Botvinnik across 4 places, from 1911 to 1961.
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Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (– May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in three different reigns.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Mikhail Botvinnik was documented, and when
17 August 1911exact date
Saint Petersburgattested“Botvinnik was born on August 17, 1911, in what was then Kuokkala, Vyborg Governorate, Grand Duchy of Finland, now the district of Repino in Saint Petersburg.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
April 1942month
Perm, Russiaattested“Botvinnik's only child, a daughter named Olya, was born in Perm in April 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1946year
Englandattested“Botvinnik opened negotiations with the British Chess Federation to host the match in England, but these were cut short by Alekhine's death in 1946.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1961year
Rigaattested“Mikhail Tal's chronic kidney problems contributed to his defeat in his 1961 return match with Botvinnik, and his doctors in Riga advised that he should postpone the match for health reasons.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
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1928year
Saint Petersburgmentioned“After an appeal by a local chess official, he was admitted in 1928 to Leningrad University's Mathematics Department.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1931year
Moscowmentioned“In 1931, at the age of 20, Botvinnik won his first Soviet Championship in Moscow, scoring 13½ out of 17.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1931year
Dnieper Hydroelectric Stationmentioned“In late summer 1931, he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, after completing a practical assignment on temporary transmission lines at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1934year
USSRmentioned“In his first tournament outside the USSR, the Hastings 1934–35, Botvinnik achieved only a tie for 5th–6th places, with 5/9.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1935year
Moscowmentioned“Botvinnik placed first equal with Flohr, ½ point ahead of Lasker and one point ahead of José Raúl Capablanca, in Moscow's second International Tournament, held in 1935.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1936year
Nottinghammentioned“In early winter, 1936, Botvinnik was invited to play in a tournament at Nottingham, England.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1936year
USSRmentioned“Engineering was as much of a passion for Botvinnik as chess – at Nottingham in 1936, where he had his first major tournament win outside the USSR, he said "I wish I could do what he's done in electrical engineering" (referring to Milan V…”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1936month
Moscowmentioned“This was played in Moscow in June 1936, and Botvinnik finished second, one point behind Capablanca and 2½ ahead of Flohr.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1938year
Netherlandsmentioned“In 1938, the world's top eight players met in the Netherlands to compete in the AVRO tournament, whose winner was supposed to get a title match with the World Champion, Alexander Alekhine.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1943year
Yekaterinburgmentioned“In 1943, after a two-year lay-off from competitive chess, Botvinnik won a tournament in Sverdlovsk, scoring 1½ out of 2 against each of his seven competitors – who included Smyslov, Vladimir Makogonov, Boleslavsky, and Ragozin.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1946year
Groningen (city)mentioned“When the Second World War ended, Botvinnik won the first high-level post-war tournament, at Groningen in 1946, with 14½ points from nineteen games, ½ point ahead of former World Champion Max Euwe and two ahead of Smyslov.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1946 to 1951period
The Haguementioned“Viktor Baturinsky wrote: "Now came Botvinnik's turn to defend his title in accordance with the new qualifying system which he himself had outlined in 1946." (This statement referred to Botvinnik's 1951 title defence.) On the basis of his…”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1947year
Moscowmentioned“Botvinnik also won the very strong Mikhail Chigorin Memorial tournament held at Moscow 1947.”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
1948 to 1952period
Budapestmentioned“Though ranking as formal World Champion, Botvinnik had a relatively poor playing record in the early 1950s: he played no formal competitive games after winning the 1948 match tournament until he defended his title, then struggled to draw…”source: Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik
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