1 - Queen's Pawn K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1 2 - French Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1938  (C11) French, 56 moves, 1-0 3 - QP King's Indian Defense S Belavenets vs Smyslov, 1939  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1 4 - QP King's Indian Defense Kotov vs Smyslov, 1940  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 51 moves, 0-1 5 - Ruy Lopez Smyslov vs I Rabinovich, 1941  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0 6 - French Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 7 - QP Grunfreld Defense Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1942  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 41 moves, 1-0 8 - Ruy Lopez - Open Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0 9 - Sicilian Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 10 - Catalan G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1 11 - Caro-Kann Smyslov vs V Makogonov, 1944  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 60 moves, 1-0 12 - Sicilian Smyslov vs Konstantinopolsky, 1945  (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 13 - Sicilian Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 14 - Ruy Lopez - Open Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1945  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0 15 - Queen's Gambit Declined - Slav Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1945  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 0-1 16 - Sicilian Smyslov vs Kotov, 1946  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0 17 - Ruy Lopez - Exchange Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1 18 - QP Grunfeld Defense Sajtar vs Smyslov, 1946  (D90) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 0-1 19 - Ruy Lopez Smyslov vs I Koenig, 1946  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0 20 - Budapest Defense Smyslov vs H Steiner, 1946  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0 21 - Ruy Lopez - Closed Smyslov vs Euwe, 1946  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0 22 - Ruy Lopez - Closed, Chigorin Defense Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 34 moves, 0-1 23 - Sicilian Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0 24 - Sicilian Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 25 - Queen's Gambit Declined - Slav Tolush vs Smyslov, 1947  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 25 games