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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 Soviet chess grandmaster who lived from 1921 to 2010 and was one of the world's strongest players during the mid-20th century. He is notable for being a former World Chess Champion and for his contributions to chess strategy and technique that influenced the game significantly.

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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.