Tag: Vasily Smyslov
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Game of the Week XV: Maghsoodloo, Parham (2676) vs. Mosadeghpour, Masoud (2498)
“I will make 40 good moves and if you are able to do the same, the game will end in a draw.” Vasily Smyslov There has been a fierce debate in the past about what the result of a chess game would be if both sides played all of the best moves. Now that millions…
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Game of the Week VII: Pashikian, Arman vs. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel
Today, I read my friend FM Alper Efe Ataman’s Facebook post on The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov, Vol. 1 by Andrey Terekhov. The author provided an explanation in his book as to why Smyslov is overshadowed by other world champions, even though he played the candidates’ match final at the age of 63! Essentially, Alper…