Vasily Osipovich Smyslov
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Years covered: 1912

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VASILY OSIPOVICH SMYSLOV (born 1881, died 1943) Russia [what is this?] Vasily Osipovich Smyslov, father of the seventh World Champion Vasily Smyslov was born in 1881 in Astrakhan, Russia. After studying at the St. Petersburg's Institute of Technology he became an economic engineer. A cultured man he sang and became a strong amateur chess player who passed on his love for these pastimes to his younger son. He passed away in 1943 but lived long enough to see his son become a grandmaster--his educational efforts had not been in vain.

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alekhine vs V O Smyslov 0-1 41 1912 St Petersburg Chess Society Tournament A22 English

Jun-07-08    Karpova: C. N. 5606 includes a crosstable from the Kiev City Championship in 1929 where a player called "Smyslov" came in tenth (out of 14) and who was possibly the seventh Worldchampion's father. Crosstable: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... C. N. 5606: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Feb-26-10    whatthefat: I challenge anyone to find another player who both: (i) Had a world champion for a son. (ii) Beat a world champion. Feb-26-10    laskereshevsky: <whatthefat:> Nice trivial question, but tecnically AAA was not a world champion in the 1912... not yet Mar-13-12    laurenttizano: beat a world champion!! Mar-18-12    brankat: Vasily Osipovich must have also beaten his young son on occasion :-) Two future world champions. Oct-02-12    lentil: <brankat> perhaps "defeated" is a less-loaded word...

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