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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Mikhail Botvinnik in the endgame.

528 endgames of Mikhail Botvinnik, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 256 began equal – they brought 57.2 % of the points and 57 wins.

All endgames of Mikhail Botvinnik →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Mikhail Botvinnik by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Mikhail Botvinnik –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 55 · 12.7 %
  2. Slightly worse 21 · 23.8 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 256 · 57.2 %
  4. Slightly better 24 · 87.5 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 172 · 96.8 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece26767 %30
Queen and piece16364.7 %16
Minor pieces5659.8 %6
Rook endgames4266.7 %5

Mikhail Botvinnik against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames528 games · 39 positions in the trainer 65.5% 63.2%
Rook endgames42 games · 10 positions in the trainer 66.7% 61.9%
Minor pieces56 games · 4 positions in the trainer 59.8% 61.4%
Rook and minor piece267 games · 10 positions in the trainer 67% 63.5%
Queen and piece163 games 64.7% 63.5%

Mikhail BotvinnikWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Mikhail Botvinnik from these endgames in the trainer.

6 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical528 games 65.5% 63.8%

Mikhail BotvinnikWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 57

57 endgames Mikhail Botvinnik began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.26 – White: Kc2, Qd1, Nb5, a2, b2, g3, c4, e5, h5; Black: Kb8, Qd7, Bg5, b4, e6, h6, a7, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.26 → won

Boris Spassky – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-chT 1966 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.22 – White: Kd2, Ra1, Nd4, a3, e3, f3, b4, g4, h4; Black: Ke7, Rc8, Nd6, b5, d5, g6, h6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.22 → won

Gavriil N. Veresov – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-ch sf 1938 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.21 – White: Kg1, Rd3, Nd4, f2, h2, b3, g3, a4, b5; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nd5, b6, e6, g6, a7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.21 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Theo D. Van Scheltinga
IBM 1966 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.12 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bd4, a2, g2, c3, f3, h3, b4; Black: Kg8, Re8, Bb5, f5, g5, a6, b6, h6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.12 → won

Wolfgang Unzicker – Mikhail Botvinnik
Varna ol (Men) qual-A 1962 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.11 – White: Kg1, Re5, Bh3, a2, h2, g3, f4; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Be8, c5, g6, a7, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.11 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
World Championship 22th 1958 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −0.05 – White: Kg2, Rd1, Ba3, a2, e2, f2, h2, g3, c4; Black: Kg8, Re6, Bf6, b6, g6, a7, c7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.05 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
World Championship 22th 1958 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 23 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Nc5, g2, h2, e3, b4, d4, f4; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Ne4, d5, f5, e6, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Abram Borisovich Poliak
URS-ch06 qf2 1929 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kd4, Ra2, Na5, c3, f3, b4, h4, c5, g5; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Rb8, a4, f4, h5, g6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viacheslav Ragozin – Mikhail Botvinnik
Leningrad-ch 1930 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re1, Nf1, h2, a3, d3, g3, d4, f4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nf8, c4, f5, a7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Alexander Ilyin Zhenevsky – Mikhail Botvinnik
Leningrad-ch 1930 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg3, Qd2, Bc4, a2, b2, f4, h4, e5; Black: Kg7, Qe7, Ne6, b4, a5, c5, f5, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Viacheslav Ragozin
Leningrad m 1940 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 50 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kf4, Re3, Bf8, b2, h4, a5, g6; Black: Ke6, Rd2, Be4, f5, h5, a6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vladimir Alatortsev
URS-ch13 1944 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 52 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qe4, Re1, b2, g2, a3, h3, d5; Black: Kh7, Qd6, Rf8, a6, g6, h6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Salo Flohr
URS-ch13 1944 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qg5, Rc3, h2, g3, a4, e4, f6; Black: Kc8, Bb7, Ne6, c4, c5, a7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Andor Lilienthal – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-ch13 1944 · Queen and rook vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Re1, Nc5, a3, b3, f3, d4, f4, g6; Black: Kf8, Rb8, Bf5, h3, a5, d5, c6, f6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Cenek Kottnauer
Staunton mem 1946 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Qa8, Nd2, b3, f3, g3, e4, d5; Black: Kf7, Qb5, Bd7, g4, c5, e58a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Nikolay Alexandrovi Novotelnov
Chigorin mem 1947 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 50 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kb3, Rd4, Ne2, c2, a4, c4, e4, h4, f5; Black: Kc7, Rg2, Bc6, a5, h5, d6, f6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

David I. Bronstein – Mikhail Botvinnik
World Championship 19th 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kc1, Bf1, Bg3, h2, b3, e3, f3, a4, d4, g4; Black: Kg8, Na5, Na6, d5, b6, e6, f6, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – David I. Bronstein
World Championship 19th 1951 · Two bishops vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qc2, Bg2, a2, e2, h2, b3, g3, d4; Black: Kg8, Qb4, Bb7, e4, b6, e6, a7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Georgi A. Ilivitzki – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-ch20 1952 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Ra1, Rf1, a2, b2, g2, d4; Black: Kg8, Rf7, Rf8, e4, b6, h6, a7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Ilia Abramovich Kan – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS m training 1952 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qd3, Bf4, a2, c2, f2, g2, c3, h3, d4; Black: Kf7, Qe8, Nf5, h4, d5, b6, f6, g6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Bogdan Sliwa – Mikhail Botvinnik
Alekhine mem 1956 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re2, Na5, h2, e3, f4, h4, d5, b6; Black: Kh8, Rc3, Re8, g4, f5, a6, d6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Mikhail Tal
World Championship 23th 1960 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Rg6, Nd5, b2, a3, d4, f4; Black: Kb8, Rh8, Be2, h3, f5, a7, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Ratmir D. Kholmov – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-chT 1963 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Rd2, Nd3, a2, b3, f3, d4, g5; Black: Kg8, Rc6, Be6, a5, d5, b6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Tigran Petrosian
World Championship 25th 1963 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Qg3, Rc7, a2, f2, b3, f3, h5; Black: Kg8, Qf6, Rf8, f4, a6, h6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Mikhail Botvinnik – Jan Hein Donner
Noordwijk 1965 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Saved 13

13 endgames Mikhail Botvinnik held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −6.09 – White: Kd2, Ra7, Be7, h2, b3, a4, e4, d5; Black: Kg6, Re8, Bc8, e5, f5, a6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.09 → drawn

Salo Flohr – Mikhail Botvinnik
AVRO 1938 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −5.9 – White: Kg2, Bf3, Nc7, g3, h3, b4, e4, a5; Black: Kg7, Bd4, Nf7, h5, g6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.9 → drawn

Lajos Portisch – Mikhail Botvinnik
Hoogovens 1969 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −5.76 – White: Kg1, Re1, Nf3, f2, h2, a3, b3, g3; Black: Kg7, Qe8, Rf5, b5, c5, h5, f6, g6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.76 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Georgy K. Borisenko
URS-ch22 1955 · Queen and rook vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −5.57 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Ra4, f2, h2; Black: Kh7, Qg4, Ng3, g2, e4, g5, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.57 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Viacheslav Ragozin
URS-ch12 1940 · Queen and knight vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 49 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −5.36 – White: Kh1, Re1, Be3, h2, g3, c4, e4, f4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Nf7, b3, e5, d6, f6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.36 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Paul Keres
URS-ch19 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −5.04 – White: Kb1, Qg5, Bc3, b2, c2, a3, d5; Black: Kf7, Qd7, Bf8, a7, b7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.04 → drawn

Andor Lilienthal – Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow 1936 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −4.44 – White: Kg1, Qe1, Bg3, f2, g2, h2, a4; Black: Kg8, Qb2, Bc5, a6, d7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−4.44 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Igor Bondarevsky
URS Absolute-ch 1941 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −3.86 – White: Kg1, Re1, Re3, c2, f2, h2, a3, c3, g3; Black: Kd6, Re7, Na4, c4, e4, d5, g6, a7, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−3.86 → won

Vladimir S. Antoshin – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-ch22 1955 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −3.84 – White: Kg1, Rc7, Nf3, f2, g2, h2, d3, a4, a5, e5; Black: Ke7, Rd8, Bd7, d5, e6, f6, a7, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−3.84 → drawn

Wolfgang Unzicker – Mikhail Botvinnik
Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A 1954 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 22 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −3.57 – White: Kc1, Rf4, Bd3, b2, h2, a3, g4, c5; Black: Kg7, Rf6, Ra8, a5, c6, h6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.57 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
URS Absolute-ch 1941 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −2.63 – White: Kh2, Re1, Bb3, a2, g2, e3, h3, d4, f4; Black: Kf7, Rc3, Ne4, b5, d5, f5, e6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−2.63 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – William Winter
Nottingham 1936 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: −2.15 – White: Kb1, Re1, Bf3, b2, h2, a3, c3, g3, d5, f5; Black: Ke7, Rc8, Ba7, a5, b5, e5, f6, h6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−2.15 → drawn

Igor Bondarevsky – Mikhail Botvinnik
URS-ch19 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 45 →

Let slip 10

10 endgames Mikhail Botvinnik began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 10 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +6.37 – White: Kd2, Qb4, Bb5, f2, e3, g3, d4, h6; Black: Kf6, Qc8, Bd5, e4, f5, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.37 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Grigory Barenboim
URS-chT 1959 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +5.28 – White: Kg2, Be3, Bf3, h2, g3, a4, c4, e4, f4; Black: Kg8, Nb6, Nf7, c5, a6, c6, f6, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.28 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Nikola Padevsky
Varna ol (Men) fin-A 1962 · Two bishops vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +4.81 – White: Kh2, Rc7, Nd2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Bd5, b5, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.81 → drawn

Viacheslav Ragozin – Mikhail Botvinnik
Leningrad m 1940 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +4.42 – White: Kd3, Rc1, Na4, g2, h2, b6; Black: Kc6, Ra8, Be5, d4, f5, g5, e6, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.42 → drawn

Mikhail Tal – Mikhail Botvinnik
World Championship 24th 1961 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +3.85 – White: Kh1, Qb6, Re1, h2, a4, c4; Black: Kg8, Qg5, Rf7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+3.85 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
World Championship 21th 1957 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +2.98 – White: Kh1, Be2, Nb5, c2, g2, h3, a4; Black: Kg7, Bc6, Bf6, a5, h5, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+2.98 → lost

Vasily Smyslov – Mikhail Botvinnik
World Championship 22th 1958 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 54 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +2.69 – White: Kg2, Qd2, Rf3, b3, g3, e4, h4, b5, d5, f5; Black: Kf7, Qe5, Rc8, d3, d4, d6, f6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+2.69 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Efim P. Geller
URS-chT 1966 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +2.28 – White: Kh1, Bb2, Nc3, a2, b3, g3, e4, d5; Black: Kf8, Bh3, Nd4, c5, d6, a7, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+2.28 → drawn

Alexander Kotov – Mikhail Botvinnik
Chigorin mem 1947 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +2.08 – White: Kh2, Qe6, Rd2, a2, g3, h3, f4, d5; Black: Kh8, Qc3, Ra8, g6, b7, e7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+2.08 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
World Championship 18th 1948 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Mikhail Botvinnik: +1.59 – White: Kh1, Ra5, Bf4, a2, f2, g2, h3, c4; Black: Kg8, Rd7, Be7, b4, e4, f5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+1.59 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Mikhail Botvinnik
Alekhine mem 1956 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

How it was measured

For each of the 544 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.