Moskvoretsky House of Pioneers Championship 1935- 1st, 11-0 K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1 USSR Junior Championship 1938- 1st place N Zanozdra vs Smyslov, 1938  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Gorky 1st Category 1938- Shared 1st with Ufmitsev Smyslov vs V Zak, 1938  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0 18th Moscow Championship 1938- Shared 1st, won Master title Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1938  (C11) French, 56 moves, 1-0 Leningrad/Moscow International 1939- Shared 12th. Queen sac! S Belavenets vs Smyslov, 1939  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1 19th Moscow Championship 1939-40- Shared 2d with Panov Lilienthal vs Smyslov, 1939  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 53 moves, 0-1 19th USSR Championship 1940- 3d place Kotov vs Smyslov, 1940  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 51 moves, 0-1 Moscow-Leningrad Telephone Match 1941 Smyslov vs I Rabinovich, 1941  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0 USSR Absolute Championship 1941- 3d, awarded Grandmaster title Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 Kuibyshev 1942- 2d place Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1942  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 49 moves, 1-0 22d Moscow Championship 1942- 1st place Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1942  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 41 moves, 1-0 Sverdlosk 1943- 3d place Smyslov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0 23d Moscow Championship 1943-44- 2d. First win over Botvinnik Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0 13th USSR Championship 1944- 2d, behind Botvinnik. Queen sac! G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1 24th Moscow Championship 1944-45- 1st place Smyslov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1945  (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 6th Trade Unions Team Championship 1945 Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1945  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 14th USSR Championship 1945- Shared 10th with Chekhover Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 USSR-USA Radio Match 1945 Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1945  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 0-1 25th Moscow Championship 1946- Shared 3d with Alatortsev Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1 Prague- Moscow Match 1946 J Sajtar vs Smyslov, 1946  (D90) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 0-1 USSR-Great Britain Radio Match 1946- 31.Ng7! Smyslov vs I Koenig, 1946  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0 Groeningen 1946- 3d place Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 34 moves, 0-1 USSR-USA Match 1946- 3d board, +2 -0 =0 vs. Denker Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0 15th USSR Championship 1947- Shared 3d with Bondarevsky Tolush vs Smyslov, 1947  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 Warsaw 1947 Shared 2d with Boleslavsky Sliwa vs Smyslov, 1947  (A47) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1 Parnu National Training Tournament 1947- Shared 4th Smyslov vs G Kasparian, 1947  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0 USSR-Great Britain Match 1947- +1 -0 =1 vs. Golombek Smyslov vs Golombek, 1947  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0 2d Chigorin Memorial 1947- 27.Qf4! Smyslov vs Pachman, 1947  (C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0 FIDE World Championship Tournament 1948- 2d place Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 1st USSR Republics Team Championship 1948- board one for Moscow Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1948  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1 Moscow-Budapest Match 1949- Budapest leg Smyslov vs E Gereben, 1949  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Moscow-Budapest Match 1949 - Moscow leg Szabo vs Smyslov, 1949  (E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 80 moves, 0-1 17th USSR Championship 1949- Shared 1st with Bronstein Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0 Budapest Candidates 1950- 3d place Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1950  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0 Venice 1950- 2d place 32..Rxc2! E Paoli vs Smyslov, 1950  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1 18th USSR Championship 1950- Shared 5th with Konstantinopolsky Aronin vs Smyslov, 1950  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 56 moves, 0-1 3d Chigorin Memorial 1951- 1st place Smyslov vs Tolush, 1951  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 USSR Championship Semifinal 1951- 1st place E Terpugov vs Smyslov, 1951 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 0-1 19th USSR Championship 1951- 4th place Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1951  (B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 39 moves, 1-0 Maroczy Memorial 1952- Shared 3d with Botvinnik and Flohr Sliwa vs Smyslov, 1952  (A06) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 0-1 Gagra/Voronovo Training Team Tournament 1952 Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1952  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 30 moves, 1-0 Helsinki Olympiad 1952- Gold medal on 2d board Smyslov vs Barcza, 1952  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0 20th USSR Championship 1952- Shared 7th with Moiseev Geller vs Smyslov, 1952  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 58 moves, 0-1 Bucharest 1953- 3d place Tolush vs Smyslov, 1953  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 37 moves, 0-1 Gagra Training Tournament 1953- 1st place Geller vs Smyslov, 1953  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1 Zurich Candidates Tournament 1953- 1st place Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1 World Chess Championship 1954- Lost to Botvinnik Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0 USSR-USA Match 1954- 1st board, drew 4 vs Reshevsky Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1954  (A13) English, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2 USSR-Great Britain Match 1954- 1st board, +1 vs Alexander C H Alexander vs Smyslov, 1954  (C47) Four Knights, 41 moves, 0-1 USSR-Sweden Match 1954- 1st board, +1 vs Stahlberg Stahlberg vs Smyslov, 1954  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 64 moves, 0-1 Amsterdam Olympiad 1954- Bronze medal on 2d board Smyslov vs J Penrose, 1954  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 43 moves, 1-0 Hastings 1954/55- Shared 1st with Keres Smyslov vs A Fuderer, 1954  (A21) English, 37 moves, 1-0 22d USSR Championship 1955- 2d place to Geller, after playoff Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0 USSR-USA Match 1955- 2d board, +4 vs Bisguier Smyslov vs A Bisguier, 1955  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 38 moves, 1-0 1st European Championship Semifinal- 1st board +2 vs Sliwa Smyslov vs Sliwa, 1955 (A17) English, 58 moves, 1-0 Zagreb 1955- 1st place Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955  (A17) English, 48 moves, 1-0 Amsterdam Candidates 1956- 1st place Geller vs Smyslov, 1956  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 56 moves, 0-1 USSR-Yugoslavia Match 1956- 1st in individual competition Ivkov vs Smyslov, 1956  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 Moscow Olympiad 1956- 2d board, with +5 -1 =7 Smyslov vs Pachman, 1956  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Alekhine Memorial 1956- Shared 1st with Botvinnik Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956  (E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1 World Chess Championship 1957- Smyslov World Champion Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A15) English, 69 moves, 0-1 1st European Team Championship Final 1957- 1st board Smyslov vs Filip, 1957  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 39 moves, 1-0 World Chess Championship 1958- Lost to Botvinnik Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 35 moves, 1-0 Munich Olympiad 1958- Silver medal on 2d board Smyslov vs Filip, 1958  (A14) English, 109 moves, 1-0 Moscow-Leningrad Match 1958 Spassky vs Smyslov, 1958 (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 Moscow Central Chess Club International 1959- Shared 1st Smyslov vs Spassky, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 52 moves, 1-0 10th Leningrad-Moscow Match 1959- 1st board for Moscow Smyslov vs Spassky, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 1-0 Moscow-Belarus Match 1959- 1st board for Moscow Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1959  (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2 USSR-Yugoslavia Match 1959- 1st board for USSR Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1 Moscow Spartakiad 1959- Gold medal on Moscow 2d board Smyslov vs Gipslis, 1959  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 63 moves, 1-0 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates 1959- 4th place Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1 Moscow-Leningrad Match 1960 Smyslov vs Spassky, 1960 (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 27th USSR Championship 1960- Shared 7th with Taimanov N Krogius vs Smyslov, 1960  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 0-1 Moscow Central Chess Club International 1960 - Shared 1st Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1960  (D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1 USSR Republics Championship 1960 B Gurgenidze vs Smyslov, 1960 (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 53 moves, 0-1 Leipzig Olympiad 1960- Gold Medal 2d reserve board Smyslov vs S Schweber, 1960  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 35 moves, 1-0 12th Moscow-Leningrad Match 1960- 2d board Moscow Smyslov vs Spassky, 1960  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0 28th USSR Championship 1961a- Shared 5th with Spassky Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1961  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 Moscow Central Chess Club International 1961- Shared 1st Smyslov vs Tolush, 1961  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0 2d European Team Championship Final 1961- Gold Medal 5th board Smyslov vs Matulovic, 1961  (A05) Reti Opening, 48 moves, 1-0 Dortmund 1961- Shared 2d with Udovic L Rellstab vs Smyslov, 1961  (B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 43 moves, 0-1 29th USSR Championship 1961b- Shared 8th with Keres Smyslov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1961  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 30 moves, 1-0 USSR Clubs Team Championship 1961- 1st board for Burevestnik Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1961  (A05) Reti Opening, 70 moves, 1-0 Mar del Plata 1962- Shared 2d with Szabo Smyslov vs H Rossetto, 1962 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 Capablanca Memorial 1962- Shared 4th with Gligoric Smyslov vs R Ortega, 1962  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 USSR Republics Team Championship 1962- 1st board for Moscow V Mikenas vs Smyslov, 1962  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 0-1 Leningrad-Moscow Match 1962- +0 -0 =2 vs. Spassky Spassky vs Smyslov, 1962 (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2 Hastings 1962-1963- 3d place Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1963 (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 0-1 Chigorin Memorial International 1963- 2d place Smyslov vs Antoshin, 1963  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 Moscow 3d Spartakiad 1963 Y Nikolaevsky vs Smyslov, 1963 (A14) English, 43 moves, 0-1 Moscow Central Chess Club International 1963- 1st place Smyslov vs N Padevsky, 1963  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 29 moves, 1-0 Stockholm 1963-1964- 1st place Stahlberg vs Smyslov, 1963  (A21) English, 40 moves, 0-1 Amsterdam Interzonal 1964- Shared 1st with Larsen Portisch vs Smyslov, 1964  (E15) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1 Capablanca Memorial 1964- Shared 1st with Uhlmann C Bielicki vs Smyslov, 1964  (A28) English, 30 moves, 0-1 USSR Clubs Team Championship 1964- 1st board for Burevestnik Smyslov vs G Borisenko, 1964  (A05) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0 Tel Aviv Olympiad 1964- Gold medal on 3d board Smyslov vs W Ader Hausman, 1964  (A05) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0 Candidates Quarterfinal Match 1965- Smyslov lost +0 -3 =5 Smyslov vs Geller, 1965  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2 Moscow Championship of Trade Union Teams 1965 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1965  (A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1 3d European Team Championship Final 1965- Gold medal 4th board Smyslov vs A Matanovic, 1965  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 41 moves, 1-0 Capablanca Memorial 1965- 1st place Smyslov vs O'Kelly, 1965 (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 34 moves, 1-0 Santiago 1965- 1st place R Flores Alvarez vs Smyslov, 1965  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 44 moves, 0-1 Mar del Plata 1966- 1st place Smyslov vs Uhlmann, 1966  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 60 moves, 1-0 102 games