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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 Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf4 1965 A38
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
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Candidats qf4 1965 E41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf4 1965 A37
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Candidats qf4 1965 E50
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf4 1965 E55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Santiago 1965 A39
Smyslov, Vassily vs Berger, Bela
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D94
Smyslov, Vassily vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Perez Perez, Francisco Jose
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B00
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C00
Smyslov, Vassily vs Darga, Klaus
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A11
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS Spartakiad 1964 B17
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS Spartakiad 1964 A22
Vranesic, Zvonko vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 E43
Benko, Pal C vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C45
Bilek, Istvan vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS Spartakiad 1964 A36
Portisch, Lajos vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1964 E54
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A13
Quinones, Oscar Carillo vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B09
Foguelman, Alberto vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D25
Smyslov, Vassily vs Lengyel, Levente
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C96
Rossetto, Hector vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 E15
Tringov, Georgi P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C86
Porath, Yosef vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A06
Smyslov, Vassily vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A36
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1963 E39
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1963 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1963 E19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1963 E19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 B92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1962 D58
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 B25
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1962 D22
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 E15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1962 E55
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 D16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 D22
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 A27
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 B42
Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 C93
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 C87
Teschner, Rudolf vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Dortmund 1961 B86
Smyslov, Vassily vs Udovcic, Mijo
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1961 E66
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 E14
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 C49
Trifunovic, Petar vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1961 A48
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