Vasily Smyslov playing the English, 1 c4 e5 as Black

Player profile: Vasily Smyslov
Opening: English (A20-A29)

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 69  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sokolsky vs Smyslov 0-1 40 1942 10, Kuibyshev ;HCL 32 A21 English 2. Aramanovich vs Smyslov 0-1 36 1942 ch-Moscow A27 English, Three Knights System 3. I Aramanovich vs Smyslov 0-1 36 1942 Moscow-ch ;HCL 12 A27 English, Three Knights System 4. G Goldberg vs Smyslov   0-1 46 1949 Ch URS, Moscow A25 English 5. Szabo vs Smyslov   ½-½ 72 1950 ct, Budapest A28 English 6. Petrosian vs Smyslov   ½-½ 21 1952 Budapest A22 English 7. Tolush vs Smyslov   0-1 37 1953 Bucharest A27 English, Three Knights System 8. G Lorson vs Smyslov   ½-½ 41 1956 Moscow A21 English 9. F Olafsson vs Smyslov 0-1 57 1959 Yugoslavia, Bled A21 English 10. F Olafsson vs Smyslov   0-1 41 1959 Yugoslavia, Beograd A22 English 11. Petrosian vs Smyslov ½-½ 60 1959 Bled A21 English 12. Kholmov vs Smyslov   ½-½ 19 1960 07, Moscow A20 English 13. I Nei vs Smyslov   ½-½ 54 1960 URS-ch27 A28 English 14. Bannik vs Smyslov   ½-½ 42 1961 09, Moscow A21 English 15. Eliskases vs Smyslov   ½-½ 31 1962 Mar del Plata A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 16. D Byrne vs Smyslov 1-0 33 1962 Mar del Plata A21 English 17. Stahlberg vs Smyslov   0-1 40 1963 Stockholm A21 English 18. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-0 44 1964 team A22 English 19. C Bielicki vs Smyslov 0-1 30 1964 Havana A28 English 20. Stahlberg vs Smyslov   ½-½ 30 1964 Capablanca mem A28 English 21. Benko vs Smyslov 0-1 37 1964 ol, Tel Aviv A28 English 22. Botvinnik vs Smyslov   0-1 41 1965 Russia A22 English 23. Taimanov vs Smyslov 1-0 68 1966 05, Tbilisi A21 English 24. Ujtelky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 22 1966 14, Polanica Zdroj A20 English 25. Sliwa vs Smyslov 0-1 42 1966 Polanica Zdroj A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 69    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Smyslov wins | Smyslov loses

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