Classic game · 1948White won
Smyslov's Flow
White
Vasily Smyslov
Black
Samuel Reshevsky
Smyslov beat Reshevsky with smooth piece coordination, the kind of harmony that later defined his world champion style.
Open interactive game review- White
- Vasily Smyslov
- Black
- Samuel Reshevsky
- Year
- 1948
- Result
- White won · 1-0
Why this classic game matters
Smyslov's win over Reshevsky is built on harmony, with every piece improving until Black runs out of ease.
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