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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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Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1956 C84
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 A07
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1956 E55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1956 A10
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D53
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D19
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 E13
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch22 1955 C90
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D35
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 D94
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 D50
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Zagreb 1955 D19
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 A04
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 D78
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955 E89
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-URS 1954 E06
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
USA-URS 1954 D14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-URS 1954 A13
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
USA-URS 1954 D19
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hastings5455 1954 D14
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E43
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E29
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 A17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 D14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 D29
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0
URS-training 1953 A27
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 A49
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E14
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-training 1953 D70
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E43
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Bucharest 1953 E31
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 C68
Smyslov, Vassily vs Euwe, Max
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 A07
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-training 1953 D18
Euwe, Max vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 D72
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E58
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Bucharest 1953 D56
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 A12
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1952 D15
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1952 A29
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Budapest 1952 D28
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 1952 E02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1952 C08
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch20 1952 D18
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0
URS-ch20 1952 E40
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 1952 D13
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 D15
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