Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels improvers By continually challenging the reader

By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book

it goes without saying that one slip by either side can prove to be fatal

as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty

How did the author take a supposedly harmless

Smyslow: Geheimnisse des Turmendspiels improvers By continually challenging the readerAt 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