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Smyslov, Vassily

Total Games

2627

Wins

906

Draws

1411

Losses

310

34.5% wins53.7% draws11.8% losses

Most Played Openings

D94 - Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defense52E61 - King's Indian Defense42E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense39A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit36C42 - Petrov's Defense32A48 - London System29C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed28A29 - English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line28B08 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation27D13 - Slav Defense: Exchange Variation26

Most Faced Opponents

Botvinnik, Mikhail94 gamesGeller, Efim P52 gamesGligoric, Svetozar41 gamesKeres, Paul40 gamesPortisch, Lajos31 gamesBronstein, David I30 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V30 gamesBoleslavsky, Isaak28 gamesTaimanov, Mark E27 gamesReshevsky, Samuel Herman27 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily

Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

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FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 22th

1958

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FCGFCG
1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 21th

1957

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FCGFCG
0-1

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 20th

1954

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FCGFCG
1-0

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 21th

1957

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FCGFCG
1-0

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 22th

1958

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FCGFCG
0-1

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 20th

1954

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily

Biel Interzonal

1976

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FCGFCG
1-0

Smyslov, Vassily vs Weigel, Herbert

Wch Seniors

1991

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Games (2627)

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Morozevich, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Morozevich, Alexander★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg rapid20 1994 B15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg rapid20 1994 C77
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 C45
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 C68
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1
Tilburg blitz 1994 B30
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg blitz 1994 B00
Dueckstein, Andreas vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1
Wch Seniors 1991 C60
Wade, Robert Graham vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1
Wch Seniors 1991 B20
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gergs, Wolfgang★
1-0
Wch Seniors 1991 D30
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Wch Seniors 1991 C76
Usachyi, Mark vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Wch Seniors 1991 A28
Smyslov, Vassily vs Unzicker, Wolfgang★
1/2-1/2
Wch Seniors 1991 D53
Secula, Victor vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Wch Seniors 1991 D02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Weigel, Herbert★
1-0
Wch Seniors 1991 E14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Suetin, Alexey S★
1-0
Wch Seniors 1991 D04
Smyslov, Vassily vs Pachman, Ludek★
1/2-1/2
Wch Seniors 1991 D42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Grachul, H.★
1-0
Wch Seniors 1991 D30
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 D03
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail★
1/2-1/2
Subotica Interzonal 1987 D38
Short, Nigel D vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
Subotica Interzonal 1987 C73
Smyslov, Vassily vs Spassky, Boris V★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8687 1986 E11
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8687 1986 C01
Smyslov, Vassily vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1986 E52
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8687 1986 C42
Keller, Dieter vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1985 B07
Smyslov, Vassily vs Seret, Jean Luc★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1985 A43
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1
WchT 1985 E32
Smyslov, Vassily vs Xu Jun★
1-0
WchT 1985 D02
Bischoff, Klaus vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
WchT 1985 C55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 E15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos★
1-0
Tilburg 1984 D53
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 E14
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1984 C87
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 A48
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas Interzonal 1982 D94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 C42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V★
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas Interzonal 1982 D27
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 C60
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 A46
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 E18
Larsen, Bent vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas Interzonal 1982 D94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg 1979 B15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent★
1-0
Tilburg 1979 A05
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos★
0-1
Tilburg 1979 B95
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1979 C67
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg 1979 D38
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1977 C82
Smyslov, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1977 B58
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