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Vasily Smyslov

Also known as Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov

Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010)

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Vasily Smyslov was a male author from Russia. He was born on March 24, 1921, and died on March 27, 2010. His recorded Elo rating was 2620.

Smyslov is listed as the author of three works, including *Rook Endings*, *Vasili Smyslov*, and *Vasily Smyslov*. A separate source indicates a total of five works associated with his name. His name appears in 378 other encyclopedia articles.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Vasily
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Moscow
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: journalist
Languages spoken: Russian
Award: Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Participant in: 20th Chess Olympiad
Field of work: journalism
Instrument: voice
Sport: chess
Country for sport: Soviet Union
Image: Interpolisschaaktoernooi Tilburg 1819 Smyslov aan zet, Bestanddeelnr 929-3630.jpg
Voice type: baritone

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cause of death: heart failure
place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category: Vassily Smyslov
date of birth: 1921-03-24
date of death: 2010-03-27
manner of death: natural causes
title of chess person: International Judge of Chess Compositions
Elo rating: 2491
name in native language: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Смысло́в

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Encyclopedic overview

Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Смысло́в, romanized: Vasíliy Vasíl'yevich Smyslóv; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) 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 (1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1983, and 1985). Smyslov twice tied for first place at the USSR Chess Championships (1949, 1955), and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.

Smyslov remained active and successful in competitive chess well over the age of sixty. Despite his failing eyesight, he remained active in the occasional composition of chess problems and studies until shortly before his death in 2010. Besides chess, he was an accomplished baritone singer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vasily Smyslov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.