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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 Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 B26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 B26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 C92
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 D15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E19
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 E26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 D29
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch18 1950 D15
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch18 1950 D29
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 C84
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 D44
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 B92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-ch18 1950 E02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch17 1949 A54
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch17 1949 B84
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 E51
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 E24
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Parnu 1947 E13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch15 1947 B07
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Chigorin mem 1947 D13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Chigorin mem 1947 C90
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch15 1947 A34
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Parnu 1947 E34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1946 D94
Smyslov, Vassily vs Euwe, Max
1-0
Groningen 1946 C77
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Moscow-ch 1946 B74
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Groningen 1946 D98
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
USA-URS radio-m 1945 D15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
USA-URS radio-m 1945 C82
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch14 1945 D13
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch14 1945 B80
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch13 1944 C19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch13 1944 C61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Sverdlovsk 1943 C19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 C46
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1-0
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 C99
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 E32
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 C77
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 E70
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 D96
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
0-1
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 C87
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 C19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Leningrad/Moscow 1941 C42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch12 1940 C99
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-ch12 1940 C68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D36
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D55
Smyslov,V vs Zhu Chen
1/2-1/2
Klompendans 2001 B22
Ioseliani,N vs Smyslov,V
1/2-1/2
Klompendans 2001 D70
Xie Jun vs Smyslov,V
1/2-1/2
Klompendans 2001 C65
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