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> Botvinnik famously recommended that a professional chess player should only play 80 tournament games a year and leave himself/herself time to think about ches
by drexlspivey 5y ago
> Botvinnik famously recommended that a professional chess player should only play 80 tournament games a year and leave himself/herself time to think about chess.
Fun fact: Botvinik became world champion without being a `professional` chess player. He had a full-time job as an electrical engineer.
- Lordarminius 5y agoHe was also the last world champion to have any occupation outside of chess.