Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels Klassiker and indexes of players and

and indexes of players and of openings complete the work

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

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 and indexes of players andAt 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