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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 Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Kapfenberg 1970 C75
Kovacevic, Vlatko vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1970 A05
Rossetto, Hector vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 D27
Smyslov, Vassily vs Agdamus, Jose Luis
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 A41
Panno, Oscar vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 A28
Ghitescu, Theodor vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Rovinj/Zagreb 1970 E16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Rovinj/Zagreb 1970 E60
Smyslov, Vassily vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 A27
Smyslov, Vassily vs Csom, Istvan
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 E14
Schweber, Samuel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 B08
Smyslov, Vassily vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 A49
Smyslov, Vassily vs Benko, Pal C
1-0
Monte Carlo 1969 A30
Honfi, Karoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 B16
Matulovic, Milan vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1969 C92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 D90
Savon, Vladimir A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 A12
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 D16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 A53
Ostojic, Predrag vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Monte Carlo 1969 B06
Smyslov, Vassily vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0
Skopje 1969 D90
Platonov, Igor V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 A17
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 C98
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Hastings6970 1969 B03
Smyslov, Vassily vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1969 D94
Smyslov, Vassily vs Stein, Leonid
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 D90
Schmid, Lothar vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Monte Carlo 1969 C93
Corden, Martyn J vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Hastings6970 1969 C50
Smyslov, Vassily vs Drimer, Dolfi
1/2-1/2
Hastings6970 1969 A52
Smyslov, Vassily vs Littlewood, John Eric
1-0
Hastings6970 1969 E45
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1969 C92
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch37 1969 C93
Smyslov, Vassily vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 B14
Nicevski, Risto vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1969 B06
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E18
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 C98
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 D94
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0
Monte Carlo 1969 A16
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 B04
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hastings6970 1969 B17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 D91
Gufeld, Eduard vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 C98
Sofrevski, Jovan vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Skopje 1969 D25
Teschner, Rudolf vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Monte Carlo 1969 D86
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kurajica, Bojan
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1969 A14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E05
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Hastings6970 1969 A38
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 A25
Smyslov, Vassily vs Averkin, Orest N
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 A36
Smyslov, Vassily vs Levy, David Neil Lawrence
1-0
Hastings6970 1969 A25
Gipslis, Aivars vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 C93
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