BOTVINNIK-SMYSLOV 1954, 1957, 1958 Mikhail Botvinnik Paperback 2009

See Photos, A clean paperback, almost like new.. pencil price on inside pageAlways happy to combine postage on multiple items, message me for details\nMikhail Botvinnik\nBotvinnik - SmyslovThree World Chess Championship Matches: 1954, 1957, 1958\nWITH A PREFACE BY VASILY SMYSLOV\nNew in Chess\nThe writings of Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (1911-1995) are legendary. 'The Patriarch took professionalism in chess to a new level and set new standards for preparation.\nIn this book, Botvinnik writes the story of the three clashes with his compatriot Vasily Smyslov, matches full of tension between two virtually equal opponents. \nBotvinnik successfully defended his title by drawing the first match in 1954, but the younger Smyslav won in 1957.\n One year later Botvinnik bounced back with incredible resilience to win the third match, and regained 'his' world title.\nMikhail Botvinnik, one of the greatest chess players of all time, analyses almost all the games in this book, which als0