Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels Klassiker and this was followed by

and this was followed by countless tournament successes

'After only a month of intensive training with Ramesh

and so even the most avid reader of chess literature will have seen very few of them before

but not all of us

modern chess began with Robert James Fischer [1972–1975]

Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels Klassiker and this was followed byAt 85, Vasily Smyslov no longer takes part in chess tournaments, but the credo of the seventh world champion (19571958) is to pass on his accumulated experience. In a very personal way, he initiates the reader into the secrets of the rook endgame. During his active career, Smyslov was considered a true endgame virtuoso. Rook endgames are also of great importance because around 50 percent of all games are decided this way and even the greatest experts