Vasily Smyslov - Wikipedia
WEBVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Смысло́в, tr. Vasíliy Vasíl'yevich Smyslóv; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) [1] was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958.
Vasily Smyslov | Top Chess Players - Chess.com
WEBMar 27, 2010 · Vasily Smyslov was the seventh World Chess Champion (1957-1958). He is the record holder for most Chess Olympiad medals, with 17 total medals, and was also a two-time Soviet Champion (1949 and 1955). Smyslov played at the highest level of chess for over four decades, and was a candidate in the world championship cycle in the …
Vasily Smyslov obituary | Chess | The Guardian
WEBSun 28 Mar 2010 12.41 EDT. Vasily Smyslov, who has died aged 89, was world chess champion for a year in 1957-58 and among the game's best players for more than two decades. At his peak, Smyslov...
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov | World Champion, Grandmaster, Soviet
WEBMar 23, 2024 · Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (born March 24, 1921, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died March 27, 2010, Moscow, Russia) Russian chess master who won the world championship from Mikhail Botvinnik in 1957 and lost it …
Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010) - Chess.com
WEBUpdated: Apr 9, 2010, 11:56 AM | 12 | Chess Players. VASILY SMYSLOV (1921-2010) by Bill Wall. Vasily (Vassily) Vasiliyevich Smyslov was born in Moscow on March 24, 1921 (March 24, 1946 was the day Alekhine died (1892-1946); Yasser Seirawan was born on March 24, 1960). In 1927, at the age of 6, he learned the game of chess from his father ...
The Seventh World Chess Champion: Vasily Smyslov - YouTube
WEB0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. No views 1 minute ago Chess Coach. Known for his creative and innovative style of play, Smyslov was a true genius of the game. In this...
Vasily Smyslov | World Chess Hall of Fame
WEBWorld Chess. Hall of Fame. Inducted 2003. Chess was simply a hobby for young Vasily Smyslov until age 14, when appearances by Jose Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker in Moscow inspired a lifelong passion. From this point on, he improved rapidly, winning the All-Union Boys’ Championship and the Moscow City Championship in 1938.
Vasily Smyslov - Wikiwand
WEBVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov ( Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Смысло́в, tr. Vasíliy Vasíl'yevich Smyslóv; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions (1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, …
Vasily Smyslov, 1921-2010, an Appreciation - The New York Times
WEBMar 28, 2010 · It is not surprising that accolades have poured in from all over the world on the death of Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion. Though Smyslov was the titleholder for only a year, he was...
The late Vasily Smyslov was the composed champion of the 1950s
WEBApr 2, 2010 · Vasily Smyslov, who died last weekend at 89, was the world's best player for most of the 1950s but held the championship crown for only one year and was nicknamed 'The Winter King'. Smyslov...
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