Vasily Smyslov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Smyslov

Chess grandmaster

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Mar-2010

Profession: singer, chess player, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958.
He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions (1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1983, and 1985).
Smyslov twice tied for first place at the Soviet Championships (1949, 1955), and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record.
In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals. Smyslov remained active and successful in competitive chess well after the age of sixty.
Despite failing eyesight, he remained active in the occasional composition of chess problems and studies until shortly before his death in 2010.
Besides chess, he was an accomplished baritone singer.