chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

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SMEJ(AL.JAN(194G ).leadingCzechplaycr.
lnternationai G.andmasler (1972). A sporting
opponcnt aho plays lo qii. snejhal conpetes
regularly wilh lan success. The besr ol nis early
toumanent vicrones Nere: Palanica Z&6j 1910
(+8=7). snederevska Palanka 1971 (+?=8)l
Polanica Zd6t 1972r and Palma de Majorca 1972
(+6-8 1)equal with (oR.HNo, aDdpANNo ahead
ol polucAyEvs( and uuBorEvra. In 1973 he won
the nationll championship and played in the
Leningrad interonal. scoring +9=4 4 lnd shar
ing lourlh placei the lhre above him becam.
.ANDrDAr.s. Afthough not successiul in the inter'
zonalsoll9T6and l9?9,SmcjkaLachievedseleral
noreSood tournaB€nl results: Wijkaan Zce 1975,
caregory 12, $ird (+5=9 l) after bknscH and
roRrahead ofnrruN.R and GELLER: NoviSad 1976,
nrn (+9=5 1) ahead of Ho {mcjkal\ besl
achievemenl up lo ihn tinei Vriac 197?. 6nl
(+?=? 1); Aosreidan t9?9, cate8ory 12, third
(+6=5-2) cqual wirh ANDFRSSoN aher Eorr and
sAxr Treniiansk;-Teplice 1979. 6nt (+8=,1 2)
ahcadotHortr and Vraac 1981, second (+8=6 1)
alter Sax. Snejkal played in seeeral olympiads
from 1968 and aon thc Czcch Chrmiionship lor
rhe second time in 1979.
Smcikal Hi'bn.r lliik aan zee 1975 Rari Svsem,
lNfiNr6 2g:rd5 lBg2c6 40.0B15 5dlc6 6Nbn2
Bc? 7b30 0 8Bb2a5 'ra3h6 l0.4Bh? Lt Q.2Na6
SMOTEERED MATE. a mate eilen by a knieht lo
a king surounded by his own men orj using th.
lern loosely, sur.oundcd by men oleithercolour.
Alckhine Allies simuhaneous gamc, Palna de
Majorca, 1935 1 e4 c6 2 d.ld5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4
Nxe4 Nd7 5 Qc2 Ngf6 6 Nd6 mare. (For othcr
exanples see L. PAULSEN and *nLrDoRt LEc^.y.)
SMYSI,OV. VASTI,Y VASII IYFVI'Ii
(1921 ), lnternatiodal Gi.ndnaster (1950),
WorldChanpion 1957-{. Learningthegane ar lhe
age of six and studying the .h€ss books i. his
father\ library, he was inspired sborllybelore hn
141h birthday by the presence in Mosoq of two
pastchanpions,cApABLANcaand LAs(.R.smyslov\
play then inproled rapidly. in Jan 1938 he Non
the Allunion boys championship and lare. lhdr
year be came lirst equat Nilh uEr,AvENEn in the
Moscow city championship At abour rhis line he
hegan his srudies id the Mosow Institutc of
Aviation.Inl940heca6ethird(+8=10 0inrhe
USSR championship, a tournament ol about
caleSorl 11. Seleded ro play in rhe even stronger
LcninC(ad Moscos n.tch roumanent 1941. he
came rhnd (+4= l2-4) afterBonrNM(.nd GRES.
Smyslo! foliowed this bywin.ing (+10=4 1)the
Moscos chanpionship tournament in 1942 and
rakingsccond place (+8=5 3) alier Botvin.ik in
the USSR chanpionship ol 1944. He Nas srill
rel.dvely unknown ouhide Russia, alihough
Ar.(EINE Nhow.r.hed eventsin rhe s.viei Lnion
hopins yet to rcvisit his homeland, bad alr€ady
noted Smyslovs talenhiandthesc bccamc Nidely
knosn when Snyslov rNice defeated REsHEvsKy in
tnc lamous USSR !. USAradio narch oI1945 and
took third place (+?:11 1) ailer Botvinnik and
EUWE at G.oningen 19,16. This tournamcnt. the
6st big event !fter the Second World War, sas a
kird oI praciice run lor the world sbeslplayen. On
accounr of hn achicvcmcnts smyslo! was selected