| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1903 | 514 | 2108 | (110) | 7 |  
  | 1904 | 538 | 2109 | (113) | 0 |  
  | 1905 | 545 | 2109 | (117) | 0 |  
  | 1906 | 545 | 2109 | (119) | 0 |  
  | 1907 | 554 | 2109 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1908 | 563 | 2109 | (123) | 0 |  
  | 1909 | 591 | 2109 | (125) | 0 |  
  | 1910 | 596 | 2110 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1911 | 630 | 2110 | (127) | 0 |  
  | 1912 | 625 | 2110 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1913 | 626 | 2110 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1914 | 605 | 2110 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1915 | 575 | 2110 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1916 | 575 | 2110 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1917 | 576 | 2111 | (127) | 0 |  
  | 1918 | 589 | 2111 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1919 | 593 | 2111 | (125) | 0 |  
  | 1920 | 639 | 2111 | (123) | 0 |  
  | 1921 | 684 | 2111 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1922 | 704 | 2111 | (119) | 0 |  
  | 1923 | 774 | 2112 | (116) | 0 |  
  | 1924 | 796 | 2112 | (113) | 0 |  
  | 1925 | 828 | 2112 | (110) | 0 |  
  | 1926 | 852 | 2112 | (106) | 0 |  
  | 1927 | 884 | 2112 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1928 | 899 | 2112 | (95) | 0 |  
  | 1929 | 924 | 2112 | (89) | 11 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Smyslov, Vasily Osipovich |  
   | Born: 1881 |  
   | Died: 1943 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige has 'Smislov' and 'Smyslov'; Di Felice has 'Smyslov'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 32 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338 |  
   | Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 741 |  
   | Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 252 |  |  |