Smyslovs Best Games

Author : Andrey Terekhov
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1949859258
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life & Games of Vasily Smyslov written by Andrey Terekhov and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life & Games of the Seventh World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and made a stunning comeback in the early 1980s, making it to the finals of the candidates’ cycle. Only the indomitable energy of 20-year-old Garry Kasparov stopped Smyslov from qualifying for another world championship match at the ripe old age of 63! In this first volume of a multi-volume set, Russian FIDE master Andrey Terekhov traces the development of young Vasily from his formative years and becoming the youngest grandmaster in the Soviet Union to finishing second in the world championship match tournament. With access to rare Soviet-era archival material and invaluable family archives, the author complements his account of Smyslov’s growth into an elite player with dozens of fascinating photographs, many never seen before, as well as 49 deeply annotated games. German grandmaster Karsten Müller’s special look at Smyslov’s endgames rounds out this fascinating first volume. [This book] is an extremely well-researched look at his life and games, a very welcome addition to the body of work about Smyslov... – from the Foreword by Peter Svidler

Author : Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich Smyslov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788071895039
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smyslov's Best Games written by Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich Smyslov and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vasily Smyslov
Publisher : Everyman Chess
ISBN 13 : 9781857441987
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vasily Smyslov written by Vasily Smyslov and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on 1997 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The endgame is a subtle phase of the game many ordinary players would like to improve. In taking the reader through over 150 instructive examples, taken mostly from his own games, Smyslov covers a very broad range of positions - and provides an excellent overall insight into the endgame as a whole. Unlike standard endgame manuals, which concetrate purely on the most basic and technical positions, this book has numerous examples with many pieces on the board - the type of endgame you are in fact most likely to reach. By learning from Smyslov's impeccable technique, readers will improve their own endgame abilities - and results! Grandmaster Vasily Smyslov is renowned for his artistic mastery of the endgame, and his 1957 World Championship victory over Botvinnik can be largely attributed to his unique gifts in this aspect of the game. The winner of innumerable first prizes in international tournaments, Smyslov became, at 61, the oldest player ever to qualify for the World Championship Candidates Matches. Now in his mid-seventies, he still participates constantly in international events - with remarkable success.

Author : Mikhail Botvinnik
Publisher : New In Chess,Csi
ISBN 13 : 9789056912710
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botvinnik-Smyslov written by Mikhail Botvinnik and published by New In Chess,Csi. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik writes the story of his three clashes for the world title with fellow Russian Vasily Smyslov. Botvinnik, one of the greatest chess players of all time, analyses all the games, reveals his match strategy, and comments on the strategic choices of his opponent. Not only an important historical document on the pinnacle of chess of the mid-20th century, but also a fascinating and highly instructive report.

Author : Gregory Levenfish
Publisher : Ishi Press
ISBN 13 : 9781637110041
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rook Endings written by Gregory Levenfish and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Chess Endings involving rooks and pawns

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147667793X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh written by Andrew Soltis and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crucial decision spared chess Grandmaster David Bronstein almost certain death at the hands of the Nazis--one fateful move cost him the world championship. Russian champion Mark Taimanov was a touted as a hero of the Soviet state until his loss to Bobby Fischer all but ruined his life. Yefim Geller's dream of becoming world champion was crushed by a bad move against Fischer, his hated rival. Yuri Averbakh had no explanation how he became the world's oldest grandmaster, other than the quixotic nature of fate. Vasily Smyslov, the only one of the five to become world champion, would reign for just one year--fortune, he said, gave him pneumonia at the worst possible time. This book explores how fate played a capricious role in the lives of five of the greatest players in chess history.

Author : Jan Timman
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056919180
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Timman's Triumphs written by Jan Timman and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2020-09-05 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Timman is one of the greatest chess players never to win the world title. For many years ‘the Best of the West’ belonged to the chess elite, collecting quite a few super tournament victories. Three times Timman was a Candidate for the World Championship and his peak in the world rankings was second place, in 1982. For this definitive collection, Timman has revisited his career and subjected his finest efforts to fresh analysis supported by modern technology. The result is startling and fascinating. From the games that he chose for his Timman’s Selected Games (1994, also published as Chess the Adventurous Way), only 10(!) made the cut. Some games that he had been proud of turned out to be flawed, others that he remembered as messy were actually well played. Timman’s Triumphs includes wins against great players such as Karpov, Kasparov, Kortchnoi, Smyslov, Tal, Spassky, Bronstein, Larsen and Topalov. The annotations are in the author’s trademark lucid style, a happy mix of colourful background information and sharp, crystal-clear explanations. Once again Jan Timman shows that he is not only one of the best players the game has seen, but also as one of the best chess analysts and writers.

Author : Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788071893172
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botvinnik's Best Games written by Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andy Soltis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780679130024
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Chess Games of Boris Spassky written by Andy Soltis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vasily V. Smyslov
Publisher : Everyman Chess
ISBN 13 : 9781857440287
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smyslov's 125 Selected Games written by Vasily V. Smyslov and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on 1994 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: