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31,1 SMYSLOV<br />
ro playin the world Ch.npionship nalch rouma<br />
mcnt or 1946 Ihcrc hc.amc scco.d (-6=() 1)<br />
aiter Botlinnik ahead ol Keres. Reshe$kt. and<br />
Et{e.ln 194! he came 1i^{ (+9-8 2)equalNnh<br />
uRoNSr.rN nr ih. USSR ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship and in fie<br />
Budapest .aNorDAr.s <strong>to</strong>uinamot 1950 he caiic<br />
thnd (+5=10-3) arter Bronsr.in a.d uor..sr.Av-<br />
In rhe nert Ca.dnhGs I.urnamenl.<br />
Neuhausen zurich 1953- abourcaregory 16. Sn!!<br />
lov made Ik ereatc* <strong>to</strong>urnam..l a.hicyem.Dt.<br />
liNt place (+9=18 1). No ponrts ahead oI his<br />
n*re$ n!rl\ However Borvlnnik reixined rhe<br />
lide otF1DE $odd ch.mpion $hen rh. challengc<br />
n.tch o1l954Ras drawn l+i= l0-7). Alter anne<br />
ric<strong>to</strong>ry (+10=!) al Zagreb 19i5 SmyslovNoD lhe<br />
Ansterdanr Candidales <strong>to</strong>urnanent i956<br />
(+6-11 1). again br ! decisive mdgin- L; poiits<br />
ahead ol rh. s.cond prizc winncr. H. won the<br />
,{l.khln. NIe'nori,l i.nrn3'neni ltI.s..$ lA56<br />
(-7=81 and. challenger lor the second time.<br />
deleated Bolvinnik in lhe lollosine rear<br />
(+6=13 3) i. he.ome wond ChaBpion<br />
Sm)_do!\ reign Nas short. jusl orcr a tcar. In<br />
rhe relLrrn dalch oi 1958 he lon the lnle<br />
(+5=rl-7) Alrhough a Candidar. in 1959_ r964,<br />
and 1982. heneveragainbe.anre.hallcnecr<br />
FIDE<br />
ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship rules led 1o his being.hanrpion lor<br />
ode !eai onlt i yeferrospeaile g dinsshoss hin<br />
ah.ad olBotinnik lrom ahout l950 <strong>to</strong> 1957. ind<br />
6mt in rhe qorld lor thc sccoDd hallolthh f.riod<br />
IIe was certainlt one ol rhe great cb<strong>amp</strong>ions<br />
Dunng the 25 lears followingbis lo$ollhe title he<br />
scored ma.y inrernati..ll <strong>to</strong>urnament achiere<br />
menis <strong>The</strong> he(.f il}r. rl.re V.s..N lq6n fiili<br />
(+6=5): Moscow 1961. fiAr r+8=7). rhe frnt of a<br />
run oi eighr succe$ive viclones: Ha!ana 1965. firn<br />
(+ll=5 3)i Monre Carlo 1969, Iirn (+5=6)<br />
equal vith poRrs.Hr Nloscox l9Tl, tlrlrd (+,1=ll)<br />
rfter (^Rpo! rna srFrN: T.e\snle lgTi se..nd<br />
(+1=9 1) alrei CELLER; Buenos Aires 1978.<br />
second (-,1=9) cqual xrr| pANNo and fAcANtA\<br />
alter ^NDLRSS.N:<br />
Moscow l9El. sc.ond<br />
(+3=9 1) equal \rith hyako\ and roLLC\Lvsxy<br />
rJi.i Karpo! At the l-as P.lnas in(e,onal.<br />
1982. Smrdov t.ok sccond pLa.c (+6=s 2). a<br />
remuk.ble nchielenrent: at .^l h. becamc thc<br />
.ldesr player ever m qulliir tr a Candmare. Ilis<br />
quafrcr.6nal nrar.h wirh riiRN.R w.s dr.rn<br />
(+1=12 1), bul Sm,vslor Nas a{ard.d vi.<strong>to</strong>r! oD<br />
the sPin of a rouletle Nheel. the agreed meihod ol<br />
tie breaLrng ior rhis eve.1 Hc thcn deleated IBLI<br />
(+:l=7 l). bur losl <strong>to</strong> Kasparor in rhe linal.<br />
Apart liofr *ond ch amli.nship .!e.rs Snr"sl.v<br />
platcd in ncarLy 50 stronE intcflrational al1-tlat-aLl<br />
<strong>to</strong>umanr.nts lron 19391o 1981. qinning orshaing<br />
15 n6t prizes and cominC belou lour(h place on<br />
only six ocasions A loyal re.m plaler. he con<br />
ncr.d lor hn.ountry on mant o.casions in.ludinC<br />
nine Ollmpiads. sco ng +69=42 2 in all.<br />
Iall- sloF m.!lng- goodnatured- cheerlul. srth<br />
a pLacid dhposiiion, Smyslov chooscs hk words<br />
carelLrlll. rarely disparaging othe6. lIe makcs lcr<br />
smvdoratthe lnterzonal rounanent.Amne.dam 1'161.<br />
wheE he shnRd 1l^r Flx.c<br />
€.cmies and fc{ cLose njends Hh othcr ahidi.g<br />
intere\t besntes che\s is snrgine nr 1950 he<br />
..rrosl! iailed when being auanioned lor Ihe<br />
B.Lshol Of.ra whilc makinghisgrcatcslt.urna<br />
menl achievenent (Neuh EeD Zurich 1953) he<br />
Iound riBe 10 sing operilic exlracls on Ssns radio.<br />
ind some vei6 hler.plavinA a h.rdgame oIruNG<br />
orrss agritrst Botvin.ik. Smvnor \rng t. an<br />
audieDce ol thousands durnrg tlre interval Hc<br />
ledned much about che$ Irom his lather. a strong<br />
player- rnd sals fiar ii his loulh he was mosl<br />
nifiucn..d h! the hooks ol r\RRASCH and \Nzo<br />
*IscH. nrastes Niih arcry diffcrc.i aptr.a.h <strong>to</strong><br />
lhe e.ne. Smyslors nlle i\ positioDal, and<br />
c.rrainl] le$ direcl rhan Taf.schi*r! olplaling.<br />
Oc.asionall,v Sniydo! h.sitatcs durnrg the com<br />
binatile phase that louoss dre ealn ol sratcgi.<br />
advnnrase, nol caring ro involve hnnsell in ihe<br />
c,lcul.tl.n .l precise rarialion! although thn is<br />
Ncllwithin hhcafability bov. all h..rcels atth.<br />
end!anre. and he rightly altibutes hG ric<strong>to</strong>ry o!er<br />
Eollin.ik r. 19571o hrskillin lhis phase. Snrslov<br />
wrot. ,Vr /Jev Gd,het ol Chat 7rJ., j7 (1958)<br />
shich contaft 67 gameisith EngLish lcxt. a.d an<br />
aulobroEnph!. l, p,dldui li(marii \1919).<br />
Borsiii,k Smldov 1sr n ch g.h. rvorld Ch.mpior'<br />
\hip l9j4 K ne\ lidLatr Der.m.<br />
I d.lNt6 1.1e6 I gl Be7 .l Bell)1r I \.:1d6 6 Nr:l<br />
Nbd,r 1D D.5 !e].6 Sts.l Ngl r0 tsgi Ob6 Lr hl<br />
.idt 12 Na1Qa6 13 hrgl b: ll Nxdl bxxl li \xr6<br />
Oi.6 16 ei Q\!1 17 ExaB \xci 13 Rn Qhl llr i3
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