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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 Euwe, Max★
1-0
World Championship 18th 1948 C90
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Euwe, Max★
1-0
World Championship 18th 1948 C81
Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul★
0-1
World Championship 18th 1948 E02
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 C99
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D99
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 C81
Euwe, Max vs Smyslov, Vassily★
0-1
World Championship 18th 1948 D99
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D98
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D76
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D22
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail★
1/2-1/2
World Championship 18th 1948 D96
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman★
1-0
World Championship 18th 1948 C75
Smyslov,V vs Polgar,S
1/2-1/2
Klompendans 2001 B22
Polgar,S vs Smyslov,V
1-0
Klompendans 2001 C65
Smyslov,V vs Polgar,S
1/2-1/2
Schuhplattler Veterans vs Ladies 2000 B22
Polgar,S vs Smyslov,V
0-1
Schuhplattler Veterans vs Ladies 2000 C60
Larsen, Bent vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Petrosian mem 1999 D37
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Petrosian mem 1999 D41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
VAM 1997 D03
Polgar, Judit vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
VAM 1997 C67
Smyslov, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Sigeman & Co 1997 A48
Shirov, Alexei vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Tallinn rapid 1996 C80
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Sofia
1-0
Women-Veterans 1996 E03
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Tallinn rapid 1996 D16
Polgar, Sofia vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Women-Veterans 1996 C60
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0
Women-Veterans 1995 B31
Polgar, Judit vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Women-Veterans 1995 C60
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Women-Veterans 1995 B22
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1995 D13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Sofia
1-0
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 A06
Larsen, Bent vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 C50
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Women-Veterans 1995 E16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Veterans-Women 1994 B22
Smyslov, Vassily vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 B15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Donner mem-B 1994 B14
Seirawan, Yasser vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Tilburg 1994 E11
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0
Veterans-Women 1994 B31
Polgar, Judit vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Veterans-Women 1994 C67
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Veterans-Women 1994 D46
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2
Women-Veterans 1993 B27
Georgiev, Kiril vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 C76
Smyslov, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 B50
Smyslov, Vassily vs Hansen, Curt
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 A91
Smyslov, Vassily vs Shabalov, Alexander
1-0
Tilburg 1993 D30
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gurevich, Ilya
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 B42
Smirin, Ilia vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 A42
Epishin, Vladimir vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 E11
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