GM Vasily Smyslov

Full name

Vasily Smyslov

Life

Mar 24, 1921 - Mar 27, 2010 (age 89)‎

Place of birth

Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

Federation

Russia

Total Games 3027

34% Win

53% Draw

13% Loss

As White 1531

42% Win

49% Draw

As Black 1496

27% Win

57% Draw

16% Loss

Vasily Smyslov Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vasily Smyslov (2491) Alisa Galliamova (2547) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	1-0	62	2001
Vasily Smyslov (2491) Nana Ioseliani (2497) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	12	2001
Vasily Smyslov (2491) Sofia Polgar (2469) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	14	2001
Vasily Smyslov (2491) Jun Xie (2553) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Accepted, Exchange Variation	½-½	16	2001
Vasily Smyslov (2491) Chen Zhu (2497) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	29	2001
Vasily Smyslov (2486) Alisa Galliamova (2526) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	43	2000
Vasily Smyslov (2486) Nana Ioseliani (2476) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	12	2000
Vasily Smyslov (2486) Sofia Polgar (2501) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line	½-½	14	2000
Vasily Smyslov (2486) Jun Xie (2568) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted	½-½	22	2000
Vasily Smyslov (2486) Chen Zhu (2539) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line	½-½	54	2000
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Alisa Galliamova (2556) 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation	1-0	74	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Chen Zhu (2503) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense	0-1	44	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Maia Chiburdanidze (2551) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation	½-½	27	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Pia Cramling (2504) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 Queen's Pawn Opening: Torre, Grünfeld, Main Line	½-½	29	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Jun Xie (2528) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Accepted, Exchange Variation	½-½	22	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Svetozar Gligoric (2475) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Accepted, Exchange Variation	½-½	13	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Borislav Ivkov (2448) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation	½-½	14	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Lajos Portisch (2552) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange Variation	½-½	16	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Boris V Spassky (2549) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense	½-½	11	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2485) Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2547) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Accepted, Exchange Variation	½-½	12	1999
Vasily Smyslov (2500) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (2420) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line	1-0	25	1998
Vasily Smyslov (2500) Axel Ornstein (2425) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 Alapin Sicilian Defense	1-0	45	1998
Vasily Smyslov (2500) Schutz Ingemar (2210) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Boleslavsky Variation	1-0	36	1998
Vasily Smyslov (2500) Sjoberg Mats (2385) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 Alapin Sicilian Defense	1-0	49	1998
Vasily Smyslov (2500) Florian Jenni (2430) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation	1-0	31	1998

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