Master Class Band 14 - Vasily Smyslov Chessbase Master Decision-Making in Rook and

Master Decision-Making in Rook and Queen Endings

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Born in 1963

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Master Class Band 14 - Vasily Smyslov Chessbase Master Decision-Making in Rook andIn 1957, Vasily Smyslov defeated Botvinnik at his second attempt, becoming the 7th world champion in chess history, but had to give up the title in a rematch the following year. Smyslov remained among the absolute world elite for many years. His performance in the 1982 1985 World Championship cycle was sensational, when he defeated Robert Hbner and Zoltan Ribli in the candidate matches, one after the other, and only lost in the final to the young