(A Smell of the Soul). Vlastimil Chladek (born 1959) is a strong club chess player with a rating of over 2000, chess fan and patron, sponsor of various chess events. The book brings his best games from simuls against players and players like Spassky, Korchnoi, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Judit Polgar and others. Also included are 15 original essays by Genna Sosonko about these top chess players. The book also contains biographical information about the author and his blogs dealing with various aspects of chess. The whole book, printed on glossy paper, is accompanied by dozens of illustrations by Vladimir Vela and tens of color photographs.