Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels Klassiker but not all of us

but not all of us

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

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

arranged by opening

Chess for Tigers was soon an insider tip among chess players after it was published in the late 1970s

Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels Klassiker but not all of usAt 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