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Vasily Smyslov in the endgame.

1,261 endgames of Vasily Smyslov, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 648 began equal – they brought 55.9 % of the points and 113 wins.

All endgames of Vasily Smyslov →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Vasily Smyslov by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Vasily Smyslov –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 190 · 12.6 %
  2. Slightly worse 40 · 36.3 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 648 · 55.9 %
  4. Slightly better 69 · 86.2 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 314 · 95.4 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece68760.6 %65
Queen and piece30362 %24
Minor pieces16457.9 %16
Rook endgames10756.1 %8

Vasily Smyslov against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames1,261 games · 61 positions in the trainer 60.2% 63.2%
Rook endgames107 games · 21 positions in the trainer 56.1% 61.9%
Minor pieces164 games · 10 positions in the trainer 57.9% 61.4%
Rook and minor piece687 games · 8 positions in the trainer 60.6% 63.5%
Queen and piece303 games · 1 position in the trainer 62% 63.5%

Vasily SmyslovWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Vasily Smyslov from these endgames in the trainer.

2 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical1,230 games 60.7% 63.8%
Rapid22 games 54.5% 60.6%

Vasily SmyslovWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 113

113 endgames Vasily Smyslov began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −0.3 – White: Kg1, Bc4, Ne4, b2, g2, h2, a4, d4, e5; Black: Kf8, Bg4, Nb4, a5, b6, c6, e6, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.3 → won

Efim P. Geller – Vasily Smyslov
URS-ch20 1952 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −0.22 – White: Kg2, Rd1, Ng3, a2, b2, c4, f4, g4, e5; Black: Kc8, Rh8, Ne7, c5, b6, e6, g6, a7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.22 → won

Vasilios Kotronias – Vasily Smyslov
Karditsa 1995 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −0.19 – White: Kh1, Ra1, Be5, a2, h2, b3, g3, c4; Black: Kg8, Rd2, Nh3, c5, a7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.19 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Vladimir Simagin
URS-ch20 1952 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −0.12 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Bb3, a2, b2, g2, f3, h3; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Be8, d4, a5, g6, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.12 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Jordi Magem Badals
Barcelona 1990 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −0.03 – White: Kg2, Rc2, Bb3, b2, f2, e3, h3, a4, f4; Black: Kf8, Rd8, Nd7, a6, e6, g6, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.03 → won

Mark E. Taimanov – Vasily Smyslov
URS-ch28 1961 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re1, Nb5, a2, b2, f2, g2, g3; Black: Kh7, Rd8, Bc8, a6, b6, e6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viacheslav Ragozin – Vasily Smyslov
Moscow-ch 1945 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 23 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kb1, Qc2, Bb2, h2, b3, f3, h3; Black: Kh7, Qd7, Nf5, d5, g6, h68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Grigory Abramovich Goldberg
URS-ch14 1945 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc4, Be4, b2, g4; Black: Kf7, Rb8, Bd7, b4, e68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Cenek Kottnauer
Chigorin mem 1947 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rc2, Rf7; Black: Kh6, Qe4, Rg2, h5, b61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Laszlo Szabo – Vasily Smyslov
Budapest-Moscow 1949 · Queen and rook vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 52 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Ne4, a2, h2, b3, e3, g3; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Be5, b5, h5, a6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Evgeny Terpugov – Vasily Smyslov
URS-ch sf 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qc6, Bd2, f2, d3, g3, b4, d5; Black: Kg7, Qe7, Bd6, b5, e5, g5, a6, f68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Alberic O'Kelly de Galway
Budapest 1952 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Re4, Rb7, a4, e5; Black: Kg6, Re3, Rg3, c5, e6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Gideon Stahlberg – Vasily Smyslov
SWE-URS 1954 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Ra7, Ba2, f2, h2, g3, e4; Black: Kg7, Rc5, Bh3, g5, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Arthur Bernard Bisguier
URS-USA 1955 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re2, Bg5, b2, f2, h2, c3, g3, a5, d5; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Bg7, g4, b5, a6, d6, g6, c7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Nikola Padevsky – Vasily Smyslov
Alekhine mem 1956 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Ra7, Ne2, f2, h2, b3, e3, g3; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Be5, c5, h5, g6, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Herman Pilnik
Candidates Tournament 1956 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kb2, Rd2, Rd4, c2, b3, a5; Black: Ke6, Re3, Rc7, g6, a7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Mikhail Botvinnik
World Championship 22th 1958 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Rc1, Bd5, Nf7, b2, h2, b3, d4; Black: Kh7, Qh4, b5, h5, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Miroslav Filip
Munich ol (Men) fin-A 1958 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 48 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Ke2, Rd1, Ne5, b2, f2, h2, a3, e3, f4; Black: Ke7, Rh8, Nd5, a4, c6, b7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Vladimir S. Antoshin – Vasily Smyslov
Moscow CCCT 1960 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 23 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Nb5, b2, f2, g2, h2, b3, c4, d5; Black: Kg8, Re8, Bg7, f4, a5, g5, b6, d6, h6, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Gyorgy Szilagyi
Moscow CCCT 1960 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rd4, Bb7, a2, f2, h2, g3, b4; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Nc4, g6, h6, a7, e7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Lajos Portisch – Vasily Smyslov
Moscow ZCC 1961 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Bd1, Bc3, f2, h2, b3, e3, a4, f4; Black: Kf7, Ba3, Nc6, f5, a6, e6, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Svetozar Gligoric – Vasily Smyslov
Hastings 6263 1962 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb2, Ra1, c2, f2, h2, g3, a5, c5; Black: Kg8, Qd5, Ra8, a7, b7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Vasily Smyslov – Carlos Enrique Guimard
Mar del Plata 1962 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qc1, Bg4, b2, f2, a3, h3, e4; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Nf4, h4, e5, a6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Zdravko Milev – Vasily Smyslov
Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-A 1964 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc5, Ne7, h2, b3, b4; Black: Kg7, Rd6, Rd8, b5, g5, f61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Gilberto Garcia – Vasily Smyslov
Capablanca mem 1965 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 51 →

Saved 46

46 endgames Vasily Smyslov held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −6.59 – White: Kh1, Qf4, Be7, h2, b4, d4, e6; Black: Kh8, Qe4, Ng4, d5, g6, a7, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.59 → drawn

Dieter Keller – Vasily Smyslov
WchT 1st 1985 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 45 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −6.49 – White: Kg2, Qb2, Rb7, f2, e3, g3, h4, a5, c5; Black: Kg8, Qd5, Re7, e4, g4, f5, a6, c6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.49 → drawn

Vladimir Epishin – Vasily Smyslov
Moscow blitz 1993 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −6.36 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bd4, f2, g2, h3, b5; Black: Kh7, Re6, Ne4, c4, g6, h6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.36 → drawn

Borislav Ivkov – Vasily Smyslov
IBM 1971 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.99 – White: Kb1, Qf5, Ne5, Ne8, b2, h4; Black: Kh8, Rf8, c5, a7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.99 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Miroslav Katetov
Moscow-Prague 1946 · Queen and two knights vs. rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.74 – White: Kf3, Re1, Bf4, g2, c3, d4, a6; Black: Kd7, Rg8, Nc6, c4, h4, d5, b6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.74 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Lajos Portisch
Reggio Emilia-A 8687 29th 1986 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.55 – White: Kg1, Rd6, Bc5, h2, c3, a5; Black: Kf5, Rf3, Bc4, b5, a6, f6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.55 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Robert Huebner
Candidates qf3 1983 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.48 – White: Kf1, Ra8, Nf5, b2, c2, f2, g2, b3, h3, e4; Black: Kh7, Rd7, Bg7, b4, h4, e5, g5, c6, f6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.48 → drawn

Lev Solomonovich Aronin – Vasily Smyslov
URS-ch19 1951 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.24 – White: Kf2, Rf1, Ng4, a2, e3, d4, b5; Black: Kg8, Re6, Nh4, a4, d6, b7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.24 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Xie Jun
Women-Veterans 1996 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −5.16 – White: Kg1, Rd5, Ne3, g3, b4, f4; Black: Kf6, Rc2, Bc3, a61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.16 → drawn

Gyula Sax – Vasily Smyslov
Subotica Interzonal 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −4.8 – White: Kd2, Ba5, Na4, g2, h2, a3, e3, f4; Black: Kf6, Bb8, Nd5, c4, f5, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.8 → drawn

Jan Smejkal – Vasily Smyslov
October Revolution 60 1977 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −4.77 – White: Kh1, Re4, Be7, h2, a3, d5, f6, h6; Black: Kh7, Rd3, Be5, b5, a6, g6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−4.77 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Tan Hiong Liong
Hastings 6263 1962 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: −4.74 – White: Kh1, Qb6, Re1, h2, a4, c4; Black: Kg8, Qg5, Rf7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.74 → drawn

Mikhail Botvinnik – Vasily Smyslov
World Championship 21th 1957 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Let slip 29

29 endgames Vasily Smyslov began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +6.49 – White: Kg1, Qf7, Bc8, a2, h2, b3, f3, g3; Black: Kh7, Qb6, Nf6, d3, d4, e5, h6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.49 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Evgeny Sveshnikov
Moscow PCA-op rapid 1994 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +6.49 – White: Kf2, Qf5, Ba3, g2, h2, c3, f3, a4, d4; Black: Kg8, Qe8, Nb3, c4, b6, h6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.49 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Tigran Petrosian
Candidates Tournament 1953 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +6.49 – White: Kf3, Rc1, Ne3, b2, f2, h2, a3, g3; Black: Ke7, Ra7, Bc7, e5, h5, b6, g6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.49 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Orest N. Averkin
URS Spartakiad 1979 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +6.43 – White: Kg1, Rc2, Ra8, h3, g4, b5; Black: Kg7, Re5, Nd5, e4, a5, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.43 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Dragoljub Minic
EU-chT (Men) 1970 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +6.34 – White: Kg1, Bg2, Ne2, h2, a3, e3, g3, d5; Black: Kg8, Rc1, Rf8, e5, d6, a7, b7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.34 → drawn

Zhu Chen – Vasily Smyslov
Schuhplattler Veterans vs Ladies 2000 · Two rooks vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 22 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +5.54 – White: Kg1, Rb7, Bg5, h2, c3, f3, g3, c4, a5, d5; Black: Ka8, Bh3, Nf6, c5, e5, h5, d6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.54 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Gennadi Sosonko
Tilburg 1979 · Rook and bishop vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +5.31 – White: Kc1, Bc3, Ne1, a2, b2, c2, f2, h3, g4, d5; Black: Kg8, Bf6, Nc5, a6, b6, d6, g6, c7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.31 → drawn

Mikhail Tal – Vasily Smyslov
Aker Brygge 1989 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +5.3 – White: Ke4, Rc7, Bd4, a2, h2; Black: Kg6, Ra8, Ne5, b5, f6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.3 → drawn

Anatoly Karpov – Vasily Smyslov
October Revolution 60 1977 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 54 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +4.74 – White: Kd1, Ra8, Ng4, b2, f2, c4, h5; Black: Kf4, Rf7, Bh4, b3, d3, c5, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.74 → drawn

Herman Pilnik – Vasily Smyslov
Mar del Plata 1962 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 68 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +4.67 – White: Kd2, Rb3, Re4, a2, f2, c4, d4, h4, f6; Black: Kh8, Rc8, Rf8, e6, h6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.67 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Igor Bondarevsky
URS-ch12 1940 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +4.57 – White: Kh3, Re1, Bg1, a3, b3, g3, c4, c7, e7; Black: Kf7, Ra8, Bg5, a5, c5, b6, h68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.57 → drawn

Vasily Smyslov – Yuri L. Averbakh
URS-ch27 1960 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Vasily Smyslov: +4.19 – White: Kd2, Rf1, Nb3, g2, c3, a4, d4, f4, c5; Black: Kc8, Rh8, Nd7, g3, g4, a5, d5, b6, f6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.19 → drawn

Paul Keres – Vasily Smyslov
Parnu 1947 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

How it was measured

For each of the 1,261 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.