Re: The Euphemism in Botvinnik

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> =A0 There is no doubt that Botvinnik was a great player in his own
> right. The question is whether he would have risen quite so high for
> so long without state sup****t, preferential treatment, and unethical
> behind-the-scenes dealings (e.g. pressure on Keres).
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> =A0 Here's a fairly relevant article by Edward Winter from 2003:
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> =A0http://www.ches****story.com/winter/extra/pachman.html-
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A truly fascinating article, whatever one thinks of Botvinnik.
Personally, looking over "Half a Century of Chess", I find his play to
be just beautiful, at least where I semi-understand it. Was it
Bronstein who said that Botvinnik "drives huge nails into the board",
or something to that effect? Do you have the correct quote?

Regards,
zdrakec