My Best Games of Chess: 1935-1957
My Best Games of Chess: 1935-1957 By Vasily V. Smyslov, P. H. Clarke
Publisher: Do..ver Pubs 1972 | 189 Pages | ISBN: 0486228355 | PDF | 10 MB
Publisher: Do..ver Pubs 1972 | 189 Pages | ISBN: 0486228355 | PDF | 10 MB
A collection of sixty-seven of Smyslov's best games from the start of his career to 1957, selected for this book with the help of the author. Smyslov had at last wrested the World Championship from his great predecessor, Botvinnik, which brings added interest to his games; through them can be traced the development of the skill, understanding and style of a World Champion. His development was gradual: as he grew in knowledge and confidence so his games showed increasing mastery, until in recent years they had displayed that logical simplicity and clarity and, particularly, consummate end game technique which has brought comparison with Capablanca in his prime. Undoubtedly Smyslov's best games deserve to stand beside those of the other great masters, past and present. There is an account of Smyslov's career with an interesting discussion of his style by the Soviet master P A Romanovsky and an illuminating foreword by Smyslov himself.
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