Who among his pupils did Botvinnik consider his most talented student?
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
Boris Spassky
Vladimir Kramnik
Answer
Botvinnik considered his most talented student to be Garry Kasparov, who would go on to become the youngest ever world chess champion at the age of 22. Botvinnik was a strict teacher, but he also encouraged his students to think for themselves and to be creative. He believed that chess was a game of strategy and tactics, but that it was also a game of psychology.
Mastermind or Magician: Unraveling the Genius of Mikhail Botvinnik
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