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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Vassily Smyslov

Born:

1921-Mar

Best World Rank:

#1 (59 different months between the January 1952 rating list and the September 1958 rating list )

Highest Rating:

2800 on the September 1956 rating list, #1 in world, age 35y6m

Best Individual Performance:

2824 in Zurich (Candidates), 1953, scoring 18/28 (64%) vs 2719-rated opposition

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