Viktor Smyslov

GPTKB entity

Statements (107)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Soviet_Championship
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
International Grandmaster title
gptkbp:birth_date 1921-03-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:birth_year gptkb:1921
gptkbp:born gptkb:1921
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:2005
gptkbp:career_games_played successful
became a chess writer
gptkbp:career_start 1939
gptkbp:championship gptkb:1957
gptkb:1958
after World War II
gptkbp:chess_olympiad yes
My Best Games
Gold medal 1952
Influence on Russian Chess
gptkbp:children gptkb:Vladimir_Smyslov
gptkbp:coaching_career Chess coach
gptkbp:contribution Chess literature
Chess theory
Chess coaching
Endgame studies
gptkbp:current_club gptkb:Moscow_Chess_Club
gptkbp:death_date 2010-03-27
gptkbp:death_year gptkb:2010
gptkbp:died gptkb:2010
gptkbp:events gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1956
multiple
Strategic
strategic
positional play
positional
Endgame Technique
multiple tournament victories
Participated in numerous tournaments
Master of endgames
gptkbp:famous_for endgame technique
gptkbp:famous_quote " Chess is a game of intellect and strategy."
" In chess, as in life, you must be prepared for anything."
" Every game is a new opportunity to learn."
" The beauty of chess is in its complexity."
" The most important thing is to be able to think ahead."
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:fide_id 4100010
gptkbp:game_awards gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
Multiple tournament victories
gptkbp:game_community gptkb:Smyslov's_School_of_Chess
gptkbp:highest_point 2630
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viktor Smyslov
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Soviet_Chess_School
gptkb:chess_match
global
chess literature
Endgame theory
Influenced many players
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:Jose_Raul_Capablanca
gptkbp:is_known_for world chess champion
gptkbp:legacy Influential in Soviet chess
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Thinker
The Poet of Chess
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:Candidate_for_World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:notable_achievements gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1957
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1957
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Smyslov_vs._Botvinnik_1957
gptkb:Smyslov_vs._Botvinnik
Smyslov vs. Karpov, 1974
Smyslov vs. Botvinnik, 1957
Smyslov vs. Tal, 1959
Smyslov vs Botvinnik 1957
gptkbp:notable_quote Chess is a game of intellect.
gptkbp:notable_rivalry gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:rating gptkb:unknown
2600
2550
2600+
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nina_Smyslova
gptkbp:style positional
gptkbp:style_of_play Positional
gptkbp:team gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:year_of_world_championship_win gptkb:1957
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Tal
gptkb:Smyslov
gptkb:Botvinnik_vs._Smyslov,_1954
gptkb:Fischer-Smyslov_1964
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5