Photograph Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik at the Chess Board

Author: Botvinnik, Mikhail Moiseyevich (1911-1995)Year: 1956Publisher: Paul Muller-BrellPlace: ArlesheimDescription:Photograph of Mikhail Botvinnik seated at the chess board at the Moscow 1956 Olympiade. Mounted on stiff oblong paper 4 1/2" x 8 1/4" with typed caption below. Photograph measures 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". The 12th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 31 and September 25, 1956, in Moscow, Soviet Union. The host nation were double defending champions and naturally huge favourites, and they lived up to expectations. Although their victory margin wasn't as big as two years before, they still won comfortably, with Yugoslavia and Hungary taking home the silver and bronze medals, respectively. A total of 34 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of eight or nine teams. The top three from each group advanced to F