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Vasily Smyslov — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 24 March 1921 · Died: 27 March 2010 · Age at death: 89
How old was Vasily Smyslov when he died?
Vasily Smyslov died aged 89. He was born on 24 March 1921 and died on 27 March 2010.
Seventh world chess champion and a leading Soviet grandmaster
Did you know?He was an accomplished baritone singer who once auditioned for the Bolshoi Theatre while competing at the highest level of international chess.
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Смысло́в, romanized: Vasíliy Vasíl'yevich Smyslóv; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958.
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- Age at death
- 89
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 16
- Born
- March 24, 1921 · Moscow, Russia
- Died
- March 27, 2010
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- Russian
- Known for
- Sports, Music, Literature
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