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
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