Tournament Results
The following table gives Botvinnik's placings and scores in tournaments. The first "Score" column gives the number of points on the total possible. In the second "Score" column, "+" indicates the number of won games, "−" the number of losses, and "=" the number of draws.
| Date | Location | Tournament | Placing | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Leningrad | School championship | — | — | — | Botvinnik estimates "about 10th out of 16". |
| 1924 | Leningrad | School championship | 1st | 5 / 6 | +5 -1 =0 | |
| 1924 | Leningrad | non-category | 1st | 11½ / 13 | +11 -1 =1 | |
| 1924 | Leningrad | 2B and 3rd Categories | 1st | 11½ / 13 | +11 -1 =1 | |
| 1924 | Leningrad | 2A Category | — | — | — | Tournament unfinished |
| 1925 | Leningrad | 2A and 1B Categories | 1st | 10 / 11 | +10 -1 =0 | |
| 1925 | Leningrad | 1st Category | 3rd | 7½ / 11 | +7 -3 =1 | |
| 1925 | Leningrad | 1st Category | — | — | — | Tournament unfinished |
| 1926 | Leningrad | Leningrad Championship, Semi-finals | 1st | 11½ / 12 | +11 -0 =1 | |
| 1926 | Leningrad | Leningrad Championship | 2nd= | 7 / 9 | +6 -1 =2 | |
| 1926 | Leningrad | Northwest Provincial Championship, Semi-finals | 2nd= | 9 / 11 | +8 -1 =2 | |
| 1926 | Leningrad | Northwest Provincial Championship | 3rd | 6½ / 10 | +4 -1 =5 | |
| 1927 | Leningrad | Tournament of "Six" | 2nd | 7½ / 10 | +6 -1 =3 | |
| 1927 | Moscow | 5th USSR Chess Championship | 5th= | 12½ / 20 | +9 -4 =7 | |
| 1928 | Leningrad | Regional Metalworkers' Committee Championship | 1st | 8½ / 11 | +7 -1 =3 | |
| 1929 | Leningrad | Regional Committee of Educational Workers' Championship | 1st | 11½ / 14 | +9 -0 =5 | |
| 1929 | Odessa | 6th USSR Chess Championship, Quarter-finals | 1st | 7 / 8 | +6 -0 =2 | |
| 1929 | Odessa | 6th USSR Chess Championship, Semi-finals | 3rd= | 2½ / 5 | +2 -2 =1 | |
| 1930 | Leningrad | Masters' Tournament | 1st | 6½ / 8 | +6 -1 =1 | |
| 1931 | Leningrad | Leningrad Championship | 1st | 14 / 17 | +12 -1 =4 | |
| 1931 | Moscow | 7th USSR Chess Championship, Semi-finals | 2nd | 6½ / 9 | +6 -2 =1 | |
| 1931 | Moscow | 7th USSR Chess Championship | 1st | 13½ / 17 | +12 -2 =3 | |
| 1932 | Leningrad | Leningrad Championship | 1st | 10 / 11 | +9 -0 =2 | |
| 1932 | Leningrad | Masters' Tournament in House of Scientists | 1st | 7 / 10 | +6 -2 =2 | |
| 1933 | Leningrad | Masters' Tournament | 1st= | 10 / 13 | +7 -0 =6 | |
| 1933 | Leningrad | 8th USSR Chess Championship | 1st | 14 / 19 | +11 -2 =6 | |
| 1934 | Leningrad | Tournament including Euwe and Kmoch | 1st | 7½ / 11 | +5 -1 =5 | |
| 1934 | Hastings | Hastings International Chess Congress | 5th= | 5 / 9 | +3 -2 =4 | |
| 1935 | Moscow | 2nd International Tournament | 1st= | 13 / 19 | +9 -2 =8 | |
| 1936 | Moscow | 3rd International Tournament | 2nd | 12 / 18 | +7 -1 =10 | |
| 1936 | Nottingham | International Tournament | 1st= | 10 / 14 | +6 -0 =8 | |
| 1938 | Leningrad | 11th USSR Chess Championship, Semi-finals | 1st | 14 / 17 | +12 -1 =4 | |
| 1938 | Amsterdam, etc. | AVRO tournament | 3rd | 7½ / 14 | +3 -2 =9 | |
| 1939 | Leningrad | 11th USSR Chess Championship | 1st | 12½ / 17 | +8 -0 =9 | |
| 1940 | Moscow | 12th USSR Chess Championship | 5th= | 11½ / 19 | +8 -4 =7 | |
| 1941 | Leningrad, Moscow | Absolute Chess Championship of the USSR | 1st | 13½ / 20 | +9 -2 =9 | |
| 1943 | Sverdlovsk | Masters' Tournament | 1st | 10½ / 14 | +7 -0 =7 | |
| 1943 | Moscow | Moscow Championship | 1st | 13½ / 16 | +12 -1 =3 | |
| 1944 | Moscow | 13th USSR Chess Championship | 1st | 12½ / 16 | +11 -2 =3 | |
| 1945 | Moscow | 14th USSR Chess Championship | 1st | 15 / 17 | +13 -0 =4 | |
| 1946 | Groningen | International Tournament | 1st | 14½ / 19 | +13 -3 =3 | |
| 1947 | Moscow | Tchigorin Memorial Tournament | 1st | 11 / 15 | +8 -1 =6 | |
| 1948 | The Hague, Moscow | World Chess Championship Tournament | 1st | 14 / 20 | +10 -2 =8 | |
| 1951 | Moscow | 19th USSR Chess Championship | 5th | 10 / 17 | +6 -3 =8 | |
| 1952 | Budapest | Maroczy Jubilee | 3rd= | 11 / 17 | +7 -2 =8 | |
| 1952 | Moscow | 20th USSR Chess Championship | 1st= | 13½ / 19 | +9 -1 =9 | Defeated Taimanov in a play-off for first place. |
| 1955 | Moscow | 22nd USSR Chess Championship | 3rd= | 11½ / 19 | +7 -3 =9 | |
| 1956 | Moscow | Alekhine Memorial | 1st= | 11 / 15 | +8 -1 =6 | |
| 1958 | Wageningen | International Tournament | 1st | 4 / 5 | +3 -0 =2 | |
| 1961/2 | Hastings | International Chess Congress (Premier) | 1st | 8 / 9 | +7 -0 =2 | |
| 1962 | Stockholm | International Tournament | 1st | 8½ / 9 | +8 -0 =1 | |
| 1965 | Noordwijk | International Tournament | 1st | 6 / 7 | +5 -0 =2 | |
| 1966 | Amsterdam | IBM Tournament | 1st | 7½ / 9 | +7 -1 =1 | |
| 1966/7 | Hastings | International Chess Congress (Premier) | 1st | 6½ / 9 | +5 -1 =3 | |
| 1967 | Palma de Mallorca | International Tournament | 2nd= | 12½ / 17 | +9 -1 =7 | |
| 1968 | Monte Carlo | International Tournament | 2nd | 9 / 13 | +5 -0 =8 | |
| 1969 | Wijk aan Zee | Hoogovens (Grandmaster Section) | 1st= | 10½ / 15 | +6 -0 =9 | |
| 1969 | Belgrade | International Tournament | 7th | 8½ / 15 | +5 -3 =7 | |
| 1970 | Leiden | Quadrangular Tournament | 3rd= | 5½ / 12 | +1 -2 =9 | Four players. Each opponent was played four times. |
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