Smyslov, Vasily
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1937 |
10 |
2554 | (53) | 6 |
| 1938 |
9 |
2542 | (39) | 35 |
| 1939 |
11 |
2539 | (37) | 17 |
| 1940 |
8 |
2572 | (34) | 32 |
| 1941 |
7 |
2581 | (36) | 20 |
| 1942 |
6 |
2593 | (37) | 27 |
| 1943 |
4 |
2591 | (38) | 14 |
| 1944 |
2 |
2603 | (34) | 32 |
| 1945 |
4 |
2593 | (32) | 36 |
| 1946 |
5 |
2580 | (29) | 54 |
| 1947 |
5 |
2585 | (30) | 58 |
| 1948 |
3 |
2601 | (42) | 21 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Smyslov, Vasily Vasilievich |
| Born: 24 Mar. 1921 |
| Died: 27 Mar. 2010 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 373 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 360 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 478 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 305 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 397 |
| Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 4 |
| Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 115, 124 |
| Web |
| [Vasily Smyslov] |
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Tournament data
| Moscow 1937 (3) |
Masters versus Candidate Masters Tournament |
5 | / | 6 |
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| Moscow 1938 (4) |
18th Moscow Championship |
12.5 | / | 17 |
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| Gorky 1938 (2) |
All-Union 1st Catergory Tournament - Group 2 |
10 | / | 13 |
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| Leningrad 1938 (9) |
3rd U.S.S.R. Junior Championship - Final |
3 | / | 5 |
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| Moscow and Leningrad 1939 |
Moscow-Leningrad Training Tournament |
8 | / | 17 |
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| Moscow 1940 (1) |
19th Moscow Championship |
9 | / | 13 |
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| Moscow 1940 (2) |
12th U.S.S.R. Championship |
13 | / | 19 |
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| Leningrad and Moscow 1941 |
Absolute U.S.S.R. Championship |
10 | / | 20 |
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| Kuybyshev 1942 |
Kuybyshev Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Moscow 1942 (3) |
22nd Moscow Championship |
13 | / | 16 |
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| Sverdlovsk 1943 |
Sverdlovsk Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
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| Moscow 1944 (1) |
23rd Moscow Championship |
11.5 | / | 16 |
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| Moscow 1944 (3) |
13th U.S.S.R. Championship - Final |
10.5 | / | 16 |
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| Moscow 1945 (1) |
24th Moscow Championship |
13 | / | 16 |
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| Moscow 1945 (3) |
14th USSR Championship |
8.5 | / | 17 |
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| Moscow and New York 1945 |
USSR - USA Radio Match |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Reshevsky, S.H. |
2 - 0 |
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| Moscow 1945 (6) |
6th Trade Unions Team Championship - Final, Krylia Soverov - Bolshevik 2 |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Ratner, B.Y. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Moscow 1946 (1) |
25th Moscow Championship |
8.5 | / | 15 |
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| Bratislava 1946 |
Bratislava - Moscow Match |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Ujtelky, M. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Prague 1946 (1) |
Moscow - Prague Match |
4 | / | 6 |
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| Zlin 1946 |
Zlin - Moscow Match |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Siourac |
1 - 0 |
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| Brno 1946 |
Brno - Moscow Match |
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|
Smyslov, Va.V. - Florian, J. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Moscow 1946 (2) |
Moscow - Prague Match |
5 | / | 6 |
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| Moscow and London, England 1946 |
U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Konig, I.R. |
2 - 0 |
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| Groningen 1946 |
Groningen International Tournament |
12.5 | / | 19 |
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| Moscow 1946 (3) |
U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match |
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Smyslov, Va.V. - Denker, A.S. |
2 - 0 |
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| Leningrad 1947 (1) |
15th U.S.S.R. Championship |
12 | / | 19 |
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| Warsaw 1947 |
Warsaw International Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Parnu 1947 |
Parnu Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
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| London, England 1947 (2) |
Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match |
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|
Smyslov, Va.V. - Golombek, H. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Moscow 1947 (4) |
1st Chigorin Memorial Tournament |
10 | / | 15 |
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| The Hague and Moscow 1948 |
World Championship Match Tournament |
11 | / | 20 |
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| Leningrad 1948 (2) |
U.S.S.R. Republics Chamionship |
2 | / | 2 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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