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	Vasily Smyslov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov (Васи́лий Смысло́в) (born March 24, 1921) is a Russian chess grandmaster.
		Smyslov was a fine baritone singer, only deciding on a career in chess after a failed audition for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1950.
		Smyslov played in the 1948 World Chess Championship tournament to determine who should succeed the late Alexander Alekhine as champion, finishing second behind Mikhail Botvinnik.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vasily_Smyslov (425 words)

	Encyclopedia: Vasily Smyslov
		Vasily Vasilevich Smyslov was born on March 24, 1921, in Moscow.
		Smyslov drew the games against his higher rated opponents (who were arranged in order by rating, so he knew who we were; I think there were perhaps 4 or 5 draws), and won the rest of the games.
		Smyslov's approach to the game is very quiet and very passive, but this move only reinforces my notion that Smyslov probably was intentionally allowing draws on the top boards, as long as his opponents did nothing too obviously stupid.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vasily-Smyslov (1406 words)

	Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Smyslov
		VASILY SMYSLOV (1921-) by Bill Wall Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov was born in Moscow on March 24, 1921.
		Smyslov's other interest was music and in 1950 tried out for the Bolshoi Opera At the 1950 Budapest Candidates tournamnet, Smyslov took 3rd place, behind Bronstein and Boleslavsky, with 5 wins, 10 draws, and 3 losses.
		Smyslov won Moscow 1960, won Moscow 1963, won the Capablanca Memorial in Havana 1965 (ahead of Fischer), won Hastings 1968-9, won Monte Carlo 1969, 3rd at Moscow 1971, 2nd at Teesside 1975, 2nd at Buenos Aires 1978, and 2nd at Moscow 1981.
	www.geocities.com /siliconvalley/lab/7378/smyslov.htm (781 words)

	Vasily Alexeyev -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vasili I Dmitriyevich (''Василий I Дмитриевич'' in Russian) (1371 — February, 1425), Grand Prince of Moscow since 1389, oldest son of Dmitri Donskoi and Grand Princess Eudoxia (''Yevdokiya'' in Russian) - daughter of the Grand Prince of Suzdal Dmitry Konstantinovich.
		Vasili I continued the process of unification of the Russian lands: in 1392, he annexed the principalities of Nizhny Novgorod and Murom; in 1397-1398 - Bezhetsky Verkh, Vologda, Veliki Ustyug and Komi people's lands.
		Vasily Alexeev (born January 27, 1942) is a former weightlifter from the Soviet Union whose career spanned the 1960s and 1970s.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/156/vasily-alexeyev.html (663 words)

	Vasily Smyslov
		Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov (Василий Смыслов) (born March 24, 1921) is a chess player.
		He had beaten Zoltan Ribli 6.5 - 4.5 in the semifinal, but drew his quarter-final match against Robert Huebner 7 - 7, with the advancing player only determined by the spin of a roulette wheel.
		He is known for his precise handling of the endgame.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/v/va/vasily_smyslov.html (340 words)

	Vasily Smyslov
		Smyslov went on to win the candidates tournament again, in Amsterdam, 1956, and earned a 2nd title match, held in 1957.
		Smyslov won his semi-final match too, against Hungarian Grandmaster Zoltan Ribli, by a score of 6-1/2 to 4-1/2, setting up a candidates final match with Garry Kasparov.
		Smyslov came to the Montery Park Chess Club on March 17, 1976 for a simultaneous exhibition.
	www.tim-thompson.com /smyslov.html (954 words)

	Chess Champion of the World Vasily Smyslov
		Vasily Smyslov learned to play chess at the age of 6.
		Smyslov won with the score of 12,5 : 9,5 (+ 6, - 3, = 13) and took the Chess Crown.
		Smyslov lost with the score of 10,5 : 12,5 (+ 5, - 7, = 11).
	www.chessebook.com /history_1.php?chem=smy (251 words)

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		"Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso" by Vasily Smyslov, 1997 Cadogan Books, Figurine Algebraic Notation, Paperback, 176pp., $19.95 "A knowledge of the endgame is the magic key to the secrets of chess mastery," writes Vasily Smyslov in the preface to his recently published work "Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso".
		Considering Smyslov's well-known endgame ability, coupled with ready access to thousands of his own endings compiled over a career that has spanned seven decades, makes one wonder why this sort of book has not appeared before now.
		Kudos to Smyslov for opting to select positions from throughout his career including the 1990s (when he turned 70 years of age), rather than concentrating solely on his peak years.
	members.aol.com /ELCC90/chess1/review/vs.txt (556 words)

	Vasily Smyslov - Chess Outpost Champion #2
		Vasily was a former World Champion, and the best tournament player in the decade of the 1950's.
		Vasily won numerous tournaments, candidates matches, and in 1954 drew a match with Botvinnik for the World's Championship (he won the 23rd game to tie the match, and the 24th game was drawn).
		Smyslov at the time was ill but felt (from what I have read) that he could win anyway and did not want to postpone the match.
	www.chessoutpost.com /smyslov.htm (945 words)

	VASILY SMYSLOV (USSR/Russia)
		GM Vasily Vasieliyevich Smyslov (March 24, 1921-...) learned chess at the age of 6 by his father in their residence in Moscow.
		It would be Smyslov's greatest chess moment of his career; he defeats Botvinnik and becomes world champion.
		Smyslov was world champion for 1 year and 12 days.
	www.geocities.com /chesschampions/bsmyslov-v.html (637 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Vasily Smyslov
		He is known for his positional style and, in particular, for his precise handling of the endgame.
		They played again in 1957 (Smyslov had again won the candidates tournament, in Amsterdam 1956), and this time Smyslov won by the score 12.5 - 9.5.
		Although Smyslov has a negative record against Bobby Fischer, he beat Fischer with fl pieces in Yugoslavia in 1959 (moves given in Algebraic chess notation):
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Smyslov (398 words)

	The Daily Dirt Chess Blog: Pics 02 - #7 Meets #14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smyslov was a brilliant endgame specialist, all in all his play resembled a smooth flow, like a song.
		Smyslov could, and it was not because of his energy, drive or character - he had a deep understanding of chess.
		Smyslov did not have incredible conceptual ideas but he was very accurate and carried out his ideas 'millimetre by millimetre'.
	www.chessninja.com /dailydirt/archives/pics_02_7_meets_14.htm (1160 words)

	Smyslov 1957 - 1958 - Kings of Chess - Chess History - World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From 1950 to 1958, Smyslov produced the best chess results in the world while also elaborating a serene positional style in which he often played for better or simply even endings, trusting in his endgame technique to provide victory.
		Although Smyslov won the 1951 Tchigorin Memorial as well as Zagreb 1955 and Moscow 1956 (1st= with Botvinnik), Smyslov’s greatest achievements were winning two consecutive candidates’ tournaments, Neuhausen-Zurich 1953 and Amsterdam 1956, by two points and 1 ½ points, respectively.
		Vasily Smyslov, B poiskakh garmonii (In Search of Harmony), published in Moscow in 1979, an autobiography.
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/chessHistory/salute/kings/smyslov.php (812 words)

	The chess games of Vasily Smyslov
		Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov was born in Moscow on March 24, 1921.
		Vasily Smyslov crowned a remarkable career by becoming the first Senior World Champion at Bad Worishofen in 1991.
		Smyslov's games are among the most pristine, beautiful games in chess.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=14676 (1159 words)

	Amazon.com: Smyslov's 125 Selected Games: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smyslov is one of the greatest players who ever lived.
		Smyslov here probably spent much more time writing this book than you will ever spend reading it...
		Smyslov, V. Smyslov, V. i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND...
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1857440285?v=glance (678 words)

	PRACTICAL CHESS ENDING + COMPUTER ANALYSIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smyslov in his youth learnt a lot from his father who was a strong player.
		In his coaching there was emphasis on the understanding of simple positions and of what each piece was capable of achieving.
		To Smyslov, both, music (which was his other passion) and chess follow the intangible rules of beauty and harmony.
	members.aol.com /brigosling/psitn126.htm (488 words)

	Endgame Virtuoso
		While it is true that the former World Champion failed to project much enthusiasm into his writing, this first book is still a classic and should be included in every serious player's library.
		The pain of my humiliation at Smyslov's hands faded long ago (to be honest, I was honored just to play the guy!).
		Smyslov gives us very little formal or original instruction, instead handing us only a tiny taste of interesting prose.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_js/js_endgame_virtuoso.html (291 words)

	Welcome to chesschamps.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kasparov on Smyslov: "Undoubtedly a symbol of the early thaw, the comparatively libertarian era.
		In addition, Smyslov’s style was much lighter and more airy compared with Botvinnik’s tank-like onslaught.
		Alas, Smyslov, who was then clearly the strongest player in the world, did not hold the championship for long: the previous era did not want to give way.
	www.chesschamps.com /smyslov.php (148 words)

	Vasily Smyslov - TheBestLinks.com - Vassily Smyslov, Amsterdam, Anatoly Karpov, Chess, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vasily Smyslov - TheBestLinks.com - Vassily Smyslov, Amsterdam, Anatoly Karpov, Chess,...
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Vassily_Smyslov.html (379 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - Veteran vs upstart chess genius
		Vassily Ivanchuk was a great talent who has become one of the world's strongest and most creative players, but his opponent, Vasily Smyslov, was no less strong or creative in his own day.
		Smyslov was among the world's very best players from the early 1940s, became World Champion in 1957, and remained among the elite through at least the mid 1980s, even making it to the finals of the Candidates' cycle in 1984 before losing to Kasparov.
		Brick by brick, Smyslov builds his position, keeping his opponent from penetrating while slowly improving his own attacking prospects, until a powerful exchange sacrifice allows him to reach a winning endgame.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2735 (746 words)

	Everyman Chess \| Smyslov's 125 Selected Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vasily Smyslov is one of the outstanding players of the post-war era.
		In a game increasingly dominated by younger players, his achievements - world champion in 1957, candidates finalist at the age of 61, and more than 25 first prized in international tournaments around the world - are a reflection of his consistency at the highest levels.
		In this collection of his best games, translated by Ken Neat, Smyslov demonstrates the style and technique that took him to the title.
	www.everymanbooks.com /display.php?id=125 (169 words)

	Waxing Pathetic: Flash Fiction Challenge #4
		It was the third of the three titanic world title clashes between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov.
		Botvinnik was the iron man of Soviet chess while Smyslov, by crushing the world's greatest players at the Candidates Tournaments of 1953 and 1956, had proved himself a worthy challenger.
		Smyslov had stripped Botvinnik of his title just the year before.
	waxingpathetic.blogspot.com /2005/03/flash-fiction-challenge-4.html (336 words)

	Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso - Smyslov - Chess House
		In taking the reader through over 150 instructive examples, taken mostly from his own games, Smyslov covers a very broad range of positions--and provides an excellent overall insight into the endgame as a whole.
		Unlike standard endgame manuals, which concentrate purely on the most basic and technical positions, this book has numerous examples with many pieces on the board--the type of endgame you are in fact most likely to reach.
		Grandmaster Vasily Smyslov is renowned for his artistic mastery of the endgame, and his 1957 World Championship victory over Botvinnik can be largely attributed to his unique gifts in this aspect of the game.
	www.chesshouse.com /ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=4242 (211 words)

	Smyslov's 125 Selected Games
		According to his great rival Botvinnik, Smyslov was the world's best player from 1953 to 1957, although he held the title for only the last of those years.
		Smyslov outplayed a string of strong players with masterpiece games.
		His endgame skill was unsurpassed, and he also had an extremely sharp eye for combinations that took even the best opponents completely by surprise.
	www.almudo.com /cgi-bin/chess.cgi?item_id=1857440285&search_type=AsinSearch&locale=us (183 words)

	Vasily Smyslov
		Vasily Vasilievich Smyslov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1921.
		Smyslov was an opera singer but made chess his career after narrowly failing an audition for the Bolshoi Opera in 1950.
		He once said, "I have always lived between chess and music." and brought music to his games.
	www.chesscorner.com /worldchamps/smyslov/smyslov.htm (132 words)

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		But Smyslov's reign as World Champion was short: a year later Botvinnik won the title back in a return match.
		Smyslov had a long and successful career, continuing to play chess into his eighties.
		As well as his excellent endgame play Smyslov's games are notable for their impression of harmony.
	www.chesskids.com /level3/cl9l6.htm (1976 words)

	Campionato del Mondo di Scacchi: 1958 Smyslov Vassily - Botvinnik Mikhail
		This book combines the account and eye witness analysis by Golombek of the second and third of the three titanic world title clashes between Botvinnik and Smyslov, unquestionably the dominant players of the 1950s.
		Botvinnik was the iron man of Soviet chess while Smyslov, by crushing the world's greatest players at the Candidates Tournaments of 1953 and 1956, had proved himself the most worthy challenger.
		Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso - by Vasily Smyslov
	www.worldchesslinks.net /izdd1.html (198 words)

	Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso - USCF Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The endgame is a subtle phase of the game many ordinary players would like to improve.
		In taking the reader through over 150 instructive examples, taken mostly from his own games, Smyslov covers a very broad range of positions - and provides an excellent overall insight into the endgame as a whole.
		Unlike standard endgame manuals, which concentrate purely on the most basic and technical positions, this book has numerous examples with many pieces on the board - the type of endgame you are in fact most likely to reach.
	uscfsales.com /item.asp?cID=5&PID=291 (192 words)

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