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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
URS-ch45 1977 D01
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C76
Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch45 1977 C80
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1977 B58
Smyslov, Vassily vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1977 B42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1977 B58
Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Tilburg 1977 C81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C82
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch45 1977 E19
Smyslov, Vassily vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 B23
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 E18
Rogoff, Kenneth vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Biel Interzonal 1976 C60
Byrne, Robert E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1976 C19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 A30
Lombard, Andre vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 E55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1976 A50
Diaz, Joaquin C vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 A45
Smyslov, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 A30
Smyslov, Vassily vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1976 A30
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 D98
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 A49
Smyslov, Vassily vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 E60
Smejkal, Jan vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 A26
Smyslov, Vassily vs Castro Rojas, Oscar Humberto
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1976 A30
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 E67
Smyslov, Vassily vs Csom, Istvan
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 D65
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 B17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1976 A05
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1975 D13
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1975 E31
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
Teeside 1975 E61
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
URS-chT 1975 E91
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch sf 1974 A11
Smyslov, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Venice 1974 E12
Panno, Oscar vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A31
Tan Lian Ann vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B07
Smyslov, Vassily vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
URS-ch41 1973 B40
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 E41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 B23
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 D94
Hug, Werner vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B23
Smyslov, Vassily vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A06
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kagan, Shimon
1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 E62
Smyslov, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 B92
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 C93
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch41 1973 C69
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 C68
Biyiasas, Peter vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B42
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 B42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Mecking, Henrique
0-1
Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A29
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