| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 56 |
1938 |
t Moscow | C11 French |
| 2. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1939 |
Leningrad/Moscow training | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 3. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1940 |
USSR Championship | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 4. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 37 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
| 5. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
| 6. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | ½-½ | 125 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 7. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
 | ½-½ | 35 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 8. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1942 |
Moscow-ch ,HCL 12 | D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 |
| 9. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 0-1 | 39 |
1942 |
Kuibyshev ,HCL 32 | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 10. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1944 |
USSR Championship | E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad |
| 11. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1945 |
Moscow-ch ,HCL 43 | D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch |
| 12. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1945 |
USSR Championship | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 13. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1946 |
Moscow | D98 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 14. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 65 |
1947 |
USSR Championship | D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation |
| 15. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1947 |
Paernu | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 16. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
 | 0-1 | 58 |
1949 |
USSR Championship | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 17. Lilienthal vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1950 |
Budapest | D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch |
| 18. Smyslov vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1950 |
Budapest | A34 English, Symmetrical |