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Vasily Smyslov

Vasily Smyslov

1921 – 2010 Russia
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Who was Vasily Smyslov?

Soviet chess grandmaster who was World Chess Champion from 1957-1958 and competed in three World Championship matches against Botvinnik. He was also an accomplished baritone singer who performed professionally.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Vasily Smyslov (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born
March 24, 1921
Died
2010
Nationality
Russia
Zodiac Sign
Aries

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