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Vasily Smyslov
Soviet Union
Career 1948 - 1984
Best year 1957
Total points 93
Best results 1x 1. World Championship
All-time rank
#20

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
1984 Candidates Tournament Standard Open 2 6 Vasily Smyslov
1971 Amsterdam - Tournament 1967-1999 Standard Open 1 1 Vasily Smyslov
1969 Hastungs Standard Open 1 3 Vasily Smyslov
1966 Mar del Plata - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1965 Capablanca Memorial - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1965 Havana - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1965 Santiago - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1964 Amsterdam - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1963 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1960 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1959 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1958 World Championship Standard Open 2 5 Vasily Smyslov
1957 World Championship Standard Open 1 20 Vasily Smyslov
1956 Moscow - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1956 Candidates Tournament Standard Open 1 10 Vasily Smyslov
1955 Zagreb - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1955 Hastungs Standard Open 1 3 Vasily Smyslov
1953 Gagra - Tournament before 1967 Standard Open 1 2 Vasily Smyslov
1953 Candidates Tournament Standard Open 1 10 Vasily Smyslov
1950 Candidates Tournament Standard Open 3 3 Vasily Smyslov
1948 World Championship Tournament Standard Open 2 10 Vasily Smyslov
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