Practice Vasily Smyslov

These are Vasily Smyslov’s real games — 100 wins as White and 99 as Black. You always play the side Vasily Smyslov won with. Pick a game from the list above the modes — or from the ☰ menu at the top on a phone.

Three modes:

▶Watch — the game plays itself, a move every three seconds. Pause and resume whenever you like. Focus on what Vasily Smyslov played and why.
↔Manual — step through at your own pace with prev/next or autoplay, and try your own ideas on the board.
✓Test — play Vasily Smyslov's side from memory. The opponent answers automatically, accuracy is scored at the end, and the game is marked complete.

Why this works: watching a master’s game and then replaying it from memory builds pattern recognition the way masters train — you learn the winner’s play by playing it, not by reading about it.

Tip: Tap any piece to see its legal moves. Use ⚙ for board/pieces, copy PGN, or open the analyser.

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