Vasily Smyslov Sr.
Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (1881–1943) was a Russian 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).[1] He finished 5th at St. Petersburg 1903 (N.A. Panchenko won), tied for 8–10th at Kiev 1929 (Fedor Bohatirchuk won),[2] tied for 4–6th at Moscow 1929, and finished 7th at Kiev 1930.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/relative.htm&date=2009-10-25+09:50:51
- ^ http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/pics/cn5606_smyslov.jpg
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
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