Vasily Smyslov. In search of harmony
Director Edward Kulbayev
Countries Kazakhstan
Duration 82 min
Synopsis
The film "Vasily Smyslov. In search of harmony" is based on the main character's monologues, pierced with drama and ups and downs of the fight for the chess crown, as well as passion for opera, carried through his life. Being the youngest grandmaster in the world before World War II broke, Smyslov had every chance to join in the fight for the chess crown right then and play a match against the World Champion Alexander Alekhine. Interviews with the oldest world grandmaster Yuri Averbakh of V.V.Smyslov's age, the world champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand are included in the film as natural counterpoints.
The film "Vasily Smyslov. In search of harmony" is based on the main character's monologues, pierced with drama and ups and downs of the fight for the chess crown, as well as passion for opera, carried through his life. Being the youngest grandmaster in the world before World War II broke, Smyslov had every chance to join in the fight for the chess crown right then and play a match against the World Champion Alexander Alekhine. Interviews with the oldest world grandmaster Yuri Averbakh of V.V.Smyslov's age, the world champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand are included in the film as natural counterpoints.