About Vasily Osipovich Smyslov
Lived 1881 – 1943 (aged 61–62). Vasily Osipovich Smyslov was a Russian chess player.
Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (; 1881–1943) was a Russian and Soviet chess master, and the father of Vasily Vasilievich Smyslov, World Chess Champion from 1957–58.
Born in Astrakhan, in the Volga Delta, he studied at the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology, and became an economic engineer. He was a strong chess player, and once defeated Alexander Alekhine, at St. Petersburg 1912 (Winter tournament). He finished 5th at St. Petersburg 1903 (N.A. Panchenko won) and tied for 4–6th at Moscow 1929.
Notable games Alexander Alekhine vs. Vasily Smyslov Sr., St. Petersburg, 1912, 0-1
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Russian chess player
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Vasily Osipovich Smyslov was born in 1881.
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Vasily Osipovich Smyslov died in 1943.
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