Vasily Smyslov playing the Grunfeld as Black

Player profile: Vasily Smyslov
Opening: Neo-Grunfeld Defense (D70-D99)

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Smyslov ½-½ 91 1941 Lening/Moskva ch-SU (23.04,41) D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 2. E Zagorjansky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 39 1942 Moscow-ch ;HCL 12 D85 Grunfeld 3. Vulfson vs Smyslov 0-1 42 1942 04, Kuibyshev ;HCL 32 D95 Grunfeld 4. Kotov vs Smyslov 1-0 90 1945 Moscow URS ch D98 Grunfeld, Russian 5. Liublinsky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 85 1945 09, Moscow-ch ;HCL 43 D83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit 6. Opocensky vs Smyslov 0-1 32 1946 Prag D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 7. Lilienthal vs Smyslov 1-0 60 1946 Moscow D98 Grunfeld, Russian 8. M Katetov vs Smyslov 0-1 26 1946 Prag D71 Neo-Grunfeld 9. Solntsev Yury vs Smyslov 0-1 32 1946 Moscow D94 Grunfeld 10. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-0 50 1946 Netherlands D98 Grunfeld, Russian 11. Sajtar vs Smyslov 0-1 26 1946 Moscow D90 Grunfeld 12. Stoltz vs Smyslov   ½-½ 31 1946 09, Staunton, Groningen NED D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 13. K Plater vs Smyslov 0-1 70 1947 it, Warsaw (Poland) D98 Grunfeld, Russian 14. Novoltelnov vs Smyslov   ½-½ 18 1947 Moscow-ch D98 Grunfeld, Russian 15. P Dubinin vs Smyslov   ½-½ 43 1947 9, Leningrad URS ch D98 Grunfeld, Russian 16. Levenfish vs Smyslov   ½-½ 28 1947 Ch URS D94 Grunfeld 17. Kotov vs Smyslov   ½-½ 31 1947 Parnu D98 Grunfeld, Russian 18. Euwe vs Smyslov 0-1 38 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 19. Botvinnik vs Smyslov ½-½ 79 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D98 Grunfeld, Russian 20. Euwe vs Smyslov 1-0 42 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 21. Botvinnik vs Smyslov ½-½ 80 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 22. Keres vs Smyslov ½-½ 42 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 23. Furman vs Smyslov 1-0 55 1949 Ch URS, Moscow D88 Grunfeld, Spassky Variation, Main line, 10...cd, 11.cd 24. L Tipary vs Smyslov   0-1 51 1949 09, Budapest-Moscow D88 Grunfeld, Spassky Variation, Main line, 10...cd, 11.cd 25. Levenfish vs Smyslov 1-0 34 1949 Ch URS D98 Grunfeld, Russian  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Smyslov wins | Smyslov loses

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