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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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Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A12
Naranja, Renato vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A50
Smyslov, Vassily vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1-0
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 E08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Belgrade URS-World 1970 C98
Huebner, Robert vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 C85
Smyslov, Vassily vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 D79
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A04
Ujtumen, Tudev vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 B06
Suttles, Duncan vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 C26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Monte Carlo 1969 A23
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hastings6970 1969 A07
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 A38
Smyslov, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Hastings6970 1969 A38
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 A17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E55
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1968 D25
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1968 A26
Larsen, Bent vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1968 E19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1967 E18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1967 B08
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Moscow 1967 E54
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1967 D16
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1967 D13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1967 E02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 D11
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1967 A14
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 D13
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 D13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 D79
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E03
Fischer, Robert James vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1967 C69
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca 1967 D35
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E05
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 C68
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 D25
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 D58
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1966 E18
Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1966 C90
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1966 E18
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1966 C68
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-chT 1966 A25
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1966 E18
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1966 E43
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 B14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1966 E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf4 1965 E08
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Candidats qf4 1965 D87
Fischer, Robert James vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Capablanca mem 1965 C77
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