Player: Vasily Smyslov
Player profile: Boris Spassky

Classical games: Boris Spassky beat Vasily Smyslov 5 to 3, with 17 draws.     *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Spassky vs Smyslov 1-0 35 1953 1, Bucharest E31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line 2. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 16 1955 USSR Championship E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line 3. Spassky vs Smyslov ½-½ 23 1956 Amsterdam E46 Nimzo-Indian 4. Smyslov vs Spassky 0-1 66 1956 ct, Amsterdam A13 English 5. Smyslov vs Spassky 1-0 22 1959 t, Leningrad B41 Sicilian, Kan 6. Smyslov vs Spassky   1-0 52 1959 Moscow B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 29 1960 Leningrad A00 Uncommon Opening 8. Smyslov vs Spassky 1-0 29 1960 Leningrad v Moscow match B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 9. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 84 1960 USSR Championship D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. Spassky vs Smyslov 1-0 42 1960 Leningrad D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted 11. Spassky vs Smyslov ½-½ 42 1961 USSR Championship 1961a C49 Four Knights 12. Smyslov vs Spassky 0-1 38 1961 USSR Championship 1961b A07 King's Indian Attack 13. Smyslov vs Spassky ½-½ 15 1962 14, Havana Cap mem D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 14. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 16 1962 Leningrad D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. Smyslov vs Spassky   ½-½ 42 1963 t, Leningrad E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 16. Spassky vs Smyslov ½-½ 60 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 17. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 22 1966 Ch URS (team) C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 18. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 16 1967 Moscow C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 19. Smyslov vs Spassky   ½-½ 32 1971 Moscow A48 King's Indian 20. Smyslov vs Spassky 0-1 33 1973 USSR Championship B40 Sicilian 21. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 15 1979 It ( cat. 15 ), Tilburg C67 Ruy Lopez 22. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 17 1984 06, Bugojno C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. Spassky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 16 1985 13, Montpellier ct A07 King's Indian Attack 24. Smyslov vs Spassky   ½-½ 16 1986 3, Reggio Emilia E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 25. Smyslov vs Spassky   ½-½ 11 1999 Petrosian Memorial C07 French, Tarrasch  page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Smyslov wins | Smyslov loses