Vassily Smyslov
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions. Smyslov twice tied for first place at the USSR Chess Championships, and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.
Tournaments won by Vassily Smyslov
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Politiken Cup | 1986 | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| Politiken Cup | 1980 | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| Reykjavik Open | 1974 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Capablanca Memorial | 1973 | Cienfuegos (Cuba) |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1971 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Monte Carlo chess tournament | 1969 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Rubinstein Memorial | 1968 | Polanica-Zdrój (Poland) |
| Hastings | 1968 | Hastings (England) |
| Rubinstein Memorial | 1966 | Polanica-Zdrój (Poland) |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1966 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Capablanca Memorial | 1965 | Havana (Cuba) |
| Havana | 1965 | Havana |
| Santiago | 1965 | Santiago |
| Capablanca Memorial | 1964 | Havana (Cuba) |
| Amsterdam (Interzonal Tournament) | 1964 | Amsterdam |
| Moscow | 1963 | Moscow |
| Moscow | 1960 | Moscow |
| Moscow | 1959 | Moscow |
| World Chess Championship 1957 | 1957 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| Candidates Tournament 1956 | 1956 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Alekhine Memorial | 1956 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| Moscow | 1956 | Moscow |
| Zagreb | 1955 | Zagreb |
| Hastings | 1954 | Hastings (England) |
| Candidates Tournament 1953 | 1953 | Zurich |
| Gagra | 1953 | Gagra |
| Chigorin Memorial | 1951 | Leningrad (Russia) |
| 1949 USSR Chess Championship | 1949 | Moscow |
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Born: Thursday, March 24, 1921
Died: Saturday, March 27, 2010