Master Class Vol.14 - Vasily Smyslov Smyslov cultivated a clear positional style and even in sharp tactical positions often relied more on his intuition than on concrete calculation of variations. Its millennial journey found its most fertile stage along the Silk Road. The term Silk Road was first defined in Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen's work Old and New Approaches to the Silk Road (1887). Indeed, from the 1st century BCE, the Silk Road became an intricate web of trading routes, its operational centre located in the Chinese city of Chang'an, largely revolving around the silk trade. The millennial journey of chess along the Silk Road became a voyage of ingenuity, culture and memory.