Smyslov cultivated a clear positional style and even in sharp tactical positions often relied more on his intuition than on concrete calculation of variations. Let our authors introduce you into the world of Vasily Smyslov.

Let our team of experts Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh introduce you into the world of Vasily Smyslov.

• Video running time: 7 h 45 min (English)
• All Smyslov games, and short biography
• Smyslov Powerbook: The opening repertoire of the 7th world champion as a variation tree
• Tactics training with 24 Smyslovgames