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This week\u2019s guest on Perpetual Chess is FM Andrey Terekhov, who has recently released the book, The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov. (With Foreword by Peter Svidler!) This biography about the 7th World Champion is an excellent book that has critics raving. The book features both game analysis and biographical details, and our conversation also covers both life details, as well as takeaways for adult improvers from Smyslow\u2019s games. Andrey had access to Smylov\u2019s private archive and has been laboring during nights and weekends on this book for years. Away from the board, Andrey\xa0 has a Ph.D. in computer science, and works for Microsoft in its Singapore office. Andrey is also a devoted dad, and of course, an active chess player when time permits. Thanks to Andrey for sharing so many details from this great, multi-volume project! Please read on for more details, timestamps, and relevant hyperlinks.\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n0:00- To join or find out more about the North American Corporate Chess League, go here:\n\nhttps://www.nacorporatechess.com/\n\n\xa0\n\n0:02- FM Andrey Terekhov discusses his background and chess in Singapore, where he lives. He talks about the beginnings of his giant Smylov project. .\xa0\n\nMentioned: John Hartmann, FM Carsten Hansen, Perpetual Chess Episode 184 with GM Kevin Goh, Andrey\u2019s interview with Olimpiu Urcan is here: New Smyslov research project | ChessBase, Junior Tay, Find Andrey\u2019s free course on The Two Knights Defense on Chessable here: https://www.chessable.com/two-knights-defense/course/18646/\n\n\xa0\n\n11:30- Andrey reads the opening paragraphs of his book, The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov, and discusses Smyslov\u2019s amazing feat of making the Candidates semi-finals at the age of 63!\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n16:00- What can club players learn from Smyslov\u2019s approach to chess?\xa0\nStudy the classics!\xa0\nFocus on endgames\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n21:30- Is it true that Smyslov didn\u2019t calculate that much during his game?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Hans Kmoch, Max Euwe, GM Vladimir Kramnik\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n26:15- What are some lesser known facets of Smylov\u2019s playing style from which we can learn?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n29:00- What did Smyslov do better than other great players? How complex/understandable is Smylov\u2019s style of play?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Smyslov-Golombek 1947, Smyslow-Euwe 1946, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Garry Kasparov, GM Peter Svidler\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n34:30- How did the project of annotating the games compare to that of researching Smyslov\u2019s life?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n37:00- How does this book compare to GM Genna Sosonko\u2019s Smyslov on the Couch?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n41:30- Perpetual Chess is proud to be brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Chessable has a new course on the Najdorf by GM Anish Giri, and you should also check out Andrey\u2019s free course on The Two Knights Defense here: https://www.chessable.com/two-knights-defense/course/18646/\n\n\xa0\n\n42:30- What was it like to go to Moscow to visit Smyslov\u2019s estate?\xa0\n\nMasterpieces and Dramas of the 20th Century by Sergei Voronkov\n\n\xa0\n\n49:30- Was he hindered by the Soviet government?\xa0 Did Smyslov ever consider defecting?\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Mikhail Botvinnik\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n54:00- What was Andrey\u2019s experience like growing up in the Soviet Union?\n\nMentioned: Everything was Forever Until it was No More\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n58- How much was Smyslov\u2019s music career affected by his chess aspirations?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:03:00- How were Smyslov\u2019s career, and chess generally, affected by World War 2?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Bazya Dzagurov, Mikhail Botvinnik, Isaac Boleslavsky\n\n\xa0\n\n1:08:00- How did it Andrey persuade GM Peter Svidler to write the foreword for his book?\n\nMentioned: GM Peter Svidler, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Vasily Yemelin, GM Aleksei Lugovoi, GM Sergey Klimov, FC Bayern Munich, and Baden-Baden Bundesliga teams, GM Pentala Harikrishna, GM Viswanthan Anand\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:13:00- What has Andrey learned about chess from studying hundreds of Smyslov\u2019s games?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:17:00- Andrey book giveaway! If you write a 5 star review on the Perpetual Chess Apple Podcasts page-\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perpetual-chess-podcast/id1185023674\n\nemail a screenshot to Ben at Perpetualchesspod.com by January 8, 2020 to win a copy of the book\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:18:00- Thanks so much to Andrey for writing this book and joining the show! You can keep up with Andrey the following ways:\n\nChess.com- https://www.chess.com/member/ddtru\n\nFacebook-Andrey Terekhov | Facebook\n\nTwitter- https://twitter.com/ddtru\n\nIf you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here:\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\n\n\xa0\n\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices