Former World Chess Champion
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (March 24, 1921 - March 27, 2010) has died at the age of 89.
Smyslov was the 7th World Chess Champion in 1957-8. He was a top 10 player between 1940 and 1970, the top player 1953-1958 and remained in the top 100 until 1990 when he was 70. A reknowned positional and endgame player he nevertheless played all sorts of positions throughout his career.
Sadly reports from Moscow suggest that his final years were lived in poverty and that he had been ill for some time before his final admission to hospital.
Read a detailed account of the 7th World Chess Champions Career.
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