In Reply to: RE: Botvinik - Smyslov, 1957 posted by tinear on November 24, 2020 at 07:15:45:
most likely stems from the name of a popular Russian soup, made using leafy part of the beets - hence some jokes, as normally that part is discarded.
Smyslov's name, OTOH, has its root in the word "smysl" meaning reason.
No wonder Smyslov won. :)
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