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Beyond Chess, what other profession did Botvinnik held?

  • A Physician

  • An electrical engineer and computer scientist

  • A Historian

  • An Actor

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Botvinnik was an electrical engineer and computer scientist who is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was the first official World Chess Champion and held the title for 14 years, from 1948 to 1963. He also won the Soviet Chess Championship eight times and the World Senior Chess Championship three times.
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