Smyslov Vasily Biography

Born on March 24 in Moscow. Father was a rather strong chess player of the first category. It was to him that the future champion owes the fact that he taught him to play chess. When young Vasily was six years old, he began to engage in chess on his own. The first serious successes in the year, Vasily Smyslov, begins to show a magnificent game at a high level. Delivery of a place in the All -Union tournament of chess players of the first category.

The road to the world chess elite Smyslov was opened by his victory in a strong tournament in Groningen. This was the reason for the inclusion of Vasily Vasilyevich in the Match Torrier for the world championship of the year. There he took first place after Botvinnik. But, nevertheless, this was a serious sports achievement. The result can be considered the beginning of the strip of success of the meaning, which lasted about 10 years.

Matches for the world championship Vasily Smyslov won the tournaments of applicants in the years. This opened his way for the match for the title of champion. Looking ahead, he had 3 such matches. All 3 were played with Mikhail Botvinnik, and all with a different score. In the year, a match of 24 parties in a stubborn equal struggle ended with a score with a draw, the title remained with Botvinnik.

So, in fact, it turned out. Then the chess players won 7 parties, and 10 ended in a draw. In the year, a triumph for Smyslov took place at the champion match. A new seventh world champion appeared in the history of chess. The loss of the title but, unfortunately for Vasily Vasilyevich, his success did not last long. Already in the year, exactly a year later, Botvinnik took a revenge.

And he regained his title, outplaying Smyslov in a match with a score of 12, 5. More Vasily Vasilievich never had the opportunity to fight for the title. At the applicants' tournament, he took only fourth place. Having gained height ... in the future, the meanings continued to demonstrate the game at the highest level for many years. For example, in the year, the X summer ex-champion of the world stubbornly fought in the contender of the race.

He reached the finals, losing at this stage Harry Kasparov.

An interesting fact is that between the first and last tournament the applicants where the meanings participated, as many as 27 years have passed! Also, speaking of the seventh world champion, one cannot but mention that he was a brilliant theorist, wrote many books! Vasily Smyslov forever entered his name into the history of world chess! He left behind a huge heritage in the form of books, chess works and amazing parties.