Background
SMYSLOV, Vasiliy was born in 1921.
SMYSLOV, Vasiliy was born in 1921.
Placed 1st in chess tournaments at Zurich, 1953, and Zagreb, 1955. 1957 defeated Botvinnik to become World Champion, 1958 Botvinnik regained this title. 1958 competed in 13th Chess Olympics, Munich.