(Laird) wrote in message . com...
I recently read Euwe's book - The Developement of Chess Style.
The author says that players like Steinitz,Tarrasch and Reti were feeble
chess tacticians, in the meaning of Top chess players standards.
I'll be very interested to know the names of other Top chess players
relatively feeble tacticians.

According to the exalted standards of the world champions, evidently, Vasily
Smyslov has been regarded as comparatively weak at tactical calculations.

"Tal once cited the experience of another former world champion, Vassily
Smyslov, in a difficult tournament, the 1967 Soviet Championship. Thanks
to his general positional instincts and opening preparation, Smyslov had a
clear edge in virtually every game by move 25. But my move 35 he was often
lost, because he had to resolve the position by calculation, which was a
problem for him."
--GM Andrew Soltis (The Inner Game of Chess, p. 19)

Mercutio: ...a braggart, a rogue, a villain,
that fights by the book of arithmetic!
Why the devil came you between us?
I was hurt under your arm.
--William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)

--Nick