Career Highlights:
1931-1952
USSR Champion (6 times)
1948-1963 (with interruptions)
World Champion
1948
World Championship match tournament (+10-2=8); 1st out of 5; The Hague/Moscow
1951
Title match vs. Bronstein (+5-5=14); Moscow
1954
Title match vs. Smyslov (+7-7=10); Moscow
1957
Title match vs. Smyslov (+3-6=13); Moscow
1958
Title match vs. Smyslov (+7-5=11); Moscow
1960
Title match vs. Tal (+2-6=13); Moscow
1961
Title match vs. Tal (+10-5=6); Moscow
1963
Title match vs. Petrosian (+2-5=15); Moscow |