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Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957
Compiled by kashparov72c5
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Anyone interested in seeing Smyslov at his best should glance through these games that I got from the actual book!

Queen's _Pawn Opening
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

French Defense
Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1938 
(C11) French, 56 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense
S Belavenets vs Smyslov, 1939 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense
Kotov vs Smyslov, 1940 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 51 moves, 0-1

Ruy Lopez
Smyslov vs I Rabinovich, 1941 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

French Defense
Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

Grunfeld Defense
Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1942 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 41 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

Catalan System
G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense
Smyslov vs V Makogonov, 1944 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 60 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense
Smyslov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1945 
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1945 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1946 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez
Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1

Grunfeld Defense
J Sajtar vs Smyslov, 1946 
(D90) Grunfeld, 26 moves

Ruy Lopez
Smyslov vs I Koenig, 1946 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Budapest Gambit
Smyslov vs H Steiner, 1946 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1946 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1946 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 34 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0

Fifteenth Soviet championship
Tolush vs Smyslov, 1947 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Fifteenth Soviet Championship
Smyslov vs Ragozin, 1947 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Good Ending
Smyslov vs Golombek, 1947 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

Tchigorin Memorial Tournament
Smyslov vs A Sokolsky, 1947 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Another Good Ending
A Tsvetkov vs Smyslov, 1947 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 64 moves, 0-1

Good Ending III
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1948 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 70 moves, 1-0

World Championship Tournament
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

World championship Tournament
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

World Championship Tournament, 1948
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1948 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

World Championship Tournament, 1948
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 38 moves, 0-1

Soviet Team Championship
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1948 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves

Seventeenth Soviet Championchip, 1949
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1

Seventeenth Soviet championship, 1949
Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky, 1949 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0

Match Tournament, 1949
Smyslov vs T Florian, 1949 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 25 moves, 1-0

Match-Tournament, 1949
E Gereben vs Smyslov, 1949 
(D95) Grunfeld, 56 moves, 0-1

Candidates' tournament, 1950
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1950 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

French Defense
Smyslov vs Letelier, 1950 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 1-0

Eighteenth Soviet Championship
Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1950 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 51 moves, 0-1

Eightennth Soviet Championship
Aronin vs Smyslov, 1950 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 56 moves, 0-1

Tchigorin Memorial Tournament, 1951
Smyslov vs Tolush, 1951 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Tchigorin Memorial Tournament, 1951
Smyslov vs Taimanov, 1951 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 42 moves, 1-0

Nineteenth Soviet championship, 1951
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0

Nineteenth Soviet Championship, 1951
I Lipnitsky vs Smyslov, 1951 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

Nineteenth Soviet Championship, 1951
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1951 
(B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 39 moves, 1-0

Nineteenth Soviet Championship, 1951
Smyslov vs Simagin, 1951
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0

International Team Tournament, 1952
Smyslov vs Barcza, 1952 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0

Candidates' Tournament, 1953
Smyslov vs Stahlberg, 1953 
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0

Candidates' Tournament, 1953
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

World Championship Match, 1954
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

wch match 54'
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense
Smyslov vs A Fuderer, 1954 
(A21) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Twenty-Second Soviet Championship, 1955
Smyslov vs V Shcherbakov, 1955
(E70) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

U.S.S.R-U.S.A Match, 1955
Smyslov vs A Bisguier, 1955 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 38 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955 
(A17) English, 48 moves

Ruy Lopez
Smyslov vs A Dueckstein, 1955 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Candidates' Tournament, 1956
Geller vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 56 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Panno, 1956 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Filip, 1956 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 49 moves, 1-0

yugoslavia vs.ussr
Ivkov vs Smyslov, 1956 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

wch 57
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 28 moves, 1-0

fine lee
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957 
(C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0

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