125 Selected Games
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: faded boards. Light bumping on corners and spine.
A legend of the 64 squares speaks for himself in 125 Selected Games, a definitive collection curated by Vasily Smyslov, the seventh World Chess Champion, who reigned supreme at the highest levels of competitive play for decades. This landmark anthology chronicles 125 of Smyslov's finest and most instructive games, drawn from a career that saw him challenge and defeat the greatest minds in chess history, including multiple title bouts against the formidable Mikhail Botvinnik. Each game is presented with Smyslov's own incisive annotations, offering readers an intimate window into the strategic depth, positional mastery, and endgame artistry that defined his uniquely harmonious style. Translated into English by Kenneth P. Neat and published by the prestigious Pergamon Press, this volume stands as an essential text in chess literature, bridging the gap between technical manual and personal memoir. Smyslov's prose is measured and precise, reflecting the same elegant clarity that characterised his play — a philosophy rooted in the belief that true chess beauty lies in the seamless coordination of pieces. Whether you are a club player seeking to sharpen your positional understanding or a historian of the game tracing the evolution of Soviet chess dominance, this collection rewards every reader with the wisdom of a true grandmaster. Could one volume hold the secret to Smyslov's legendary endgame genius?
Author: Vasily Smyslov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Pergamon Press
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: faded boards. Light bumping on corners and spine.
A legend of the 64 squares speaks for himself in 125 Selected Games, a definitive collection curated by Vasily Smyslov, the seventh World Chess Champion, who reigned supreme at the highest levels of competitive play for decades. This landmark anthology chronicles 125 of Smyslov's finest and most instructive games, drawn from a career that saw him challenge and defeat the greatest minds in chess history, including multiple title bouts against the formidable Mikhail Botvinnik. Each game is presented with Smyslov's own incisive annotations, offering readers an intimate window into the strategic depth, positional mastery, and endgame artistry that defined his uniquely harmonious style. Translated into English by Kenneth P. Neat and published by the prestigious Pergamon Press, this volume stands as an essential text in chess literature, bridging the gap between technical manual and personal memoir. Smyslov's prose is measured and precise, reflecting the same elegant clarity that characterised his play — a philosophy rooted in the belief that true chess beauty lies in the seamless coordination of pieces. Whether you are a club player seeking to sharpen your positional understanding or a historian of the game tracing the evolution of Soviet chess dominance, this collection rewards every reader with the wisdom of a true grandmaster. Could one volume hold the secret to Smyslov's legendary endgame genius?