Vasily Smyslov
Chess grandmaster
Born on: March 24, 1921Died on: March 27, 2010
Aged: 89 years 3 days (1068 months)
Birth Sign: Aries
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions.
Smyslov twice tied for first place at the USSR Chess Championships, and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record.
In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.
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