Thinking back, there was Max Euwe, maybe [Vasily] Smyslov, [Tigran] Petrosian and then [Vladimir] Kramnik later on. They weren’t the No. 1 at the time, but they were the world champion.” ...
Paul Keres, along with Soviet rival Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Max Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky contested the title in a ...