{"id":35227,"date":"2026-11-12T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/vassily-smyslov\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:56:36","slug":"vassily-smyslov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/vassily-smyslov\/","title":{"rendered":"Vassily Smyslov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"opa-ref\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5;\"><em><strong>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate :<\/strong> Vassily Smyslov en 1964 (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vasily_Smyslov_1964.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-soutien\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1.6em;\">\n<form style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 0 .4em;\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"QSSRVLDUKP2MG\"><input style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" alt=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/fr_FR\/FR\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\"><\/form>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/soutenir\/\">Soutenir mon travail<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/abonnements\/\">Tout lire sans limite<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Livres-Orazio-Puglisi\/s?rh=n%3A301061%2Cp_27%3AOrazio+Puglisi\">Mes livres<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style>.opa-art{font-size:1.04em;line-height:1.75}.opa-art h2{margin-top:1.6em}.opa-art h3{margin-top:1.8em;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-fig{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1000px,94vw);margin:2.2em 0}.opa-fig img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:none!important;display:block;box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:3px}.opa-fig figcaption{max-width:720px;margin:.8em auto 0;font-size:.82em;line-height:1.5;text-align:center;opacity:.8}.opa-lettrine:first-letter{float:left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:3.4em;line-height:.9;padding:.05em .12em 0 0;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-biblio{font-size:.92em}<\/style>\n<style>.opa-gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:1.6em 0;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1100px,94vw);background:#fbf8f3;padding:18px;border-radius:8px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#222}.opa-gal figure{margin:0}.opa-gal img{width:100%!important;height:220px!important;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.opa-gal figcaption{font-size:.78em;line-height:1.4;margin-top:.4em;opacity:.9}.opa-vidbox{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.opa-vidbox iframe,.opa-vidbox video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}.opa-dl li{margin:.4em 0}.opa-dl a{font-weight:600}<\/style>\n<div class=\"opa-art\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Vassily Smyslov (1921-2010), l&rsquo;harmonie au service des \u00e9checs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"opa-lettrine\">Baryton d&rsquo;op\u00e9ra contrari\u00e9 (il \u00e9choua de peu \u00e0 l&rsquo;audition du Bolcho\u00ef), Vassily Smyslov jouait aux \u00e9checs avec une s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 et une harmonie qui lui valurent le surnom de \u00ab Mozart des \u00e9checs \u00bb. Champion du monde en 1957, il resta parmi l&rsquo;\u00e9lite mondiale pendant plus de quarante ans, disputant encore la finale des <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tournoi_des_candidats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">candidats<\/a> en 1984, \u00e0 63 ans.<\/p>\n<h3>Le champion du monde<\/h3>\n<p>Deuxi\u00e8me du tournoi-match de 1948, Smyslov remporte deux tournois des candidats et affronte deux fois <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/mikhail-botvinnik\/\">Botvinnik<\/a> : match nul en 1954, victoire en 1957. Botvinnik reprend le titre lors de la revanche, en 1958.<\/p>\n<h3>Un style universel<\/h3>\n<p>Smyslov excellait dans les finales et dans la man\u0153uvre positionnelle : \u00ab Je cherche simplement le meilleur coup \u00bb, disait-il. Il a apport\u00e9 des contributions durables \u00e0 la th\u00e9orie des ouvertures (variante Smyslov de l&rsquo;espagnole, de la Gr\u00fcnfeld) et compos\u00e9 de belles \u00e9tudes de finales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-deep\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:2em;\">Biographie compl\u00e8te<\/h2>\n<h3>Un enfant de Moscou<\/h3>\n<p>Vassily Vassilievitch Smyslov na\u00eet le 24 mars 1921 \u00e0 Moscou. Son p\u00e8re, ing\u00e9nieur et bon joueur d\u2019\u00e9checs (il avait battu Alekhine dans un tournoi en 1912), lui apprend le jeu \u00e0 six ans et lui laisse sa biblioth\u00e8que d\u2019\u00e9checs. Le jeune Vassily d\u00e9vore en particulier \u00ab Mes meilleures parties \u00bb d\u2019Alekhine.<\/p>\n<h3>Le chanteur d\u2019op\u00e9ra<\/h3>\n<p>Smyslov poss\u00e8de une magnifique voix de baryton. Il prend des cours de chant et, en 1950, il auditionne pour le th\u00e9\u00e2tre Bolcho\u00ef de Moscou, sans \u00eatre retenu. Il continuera toute sa vie \u00e0 chanter, donnant parfois de petits r\u00e9citals lors des tournois, notamment pendant ses matchs pour le titre mondial. Il disait chercher aux \u00e9checs, comme en musique, l\u2019harmonie.<\/p>\n<h3>L\u2019ascension (1938-1948)<\/h3>\n<p>En 1938, \u00e0 17 ans, Smyslov remporte le championnat d\u2019URSS junior. En 1940, il termine troisi\u00e8me du championnat d\u2019URSS, devant Botvinnik. Apr\u00e8s la guerre, il s\u2019impose comme l\u2019un des meilleurs joueurs du monde et, en 1948, il termine deuxi\u00e8me du match-tournoi pour le championnat du monde, derri\u00e8re Botvinnik.<\/p>\n<h3>Les trois matchs contre Botvinnik<\/h3>\n<p>Smyslov remporte le tournoi des candidats de Zurich 1953, l\u2019un des plus forts de l\u2019histoire, et affronte Botvinnik en 1954 : le match se termine \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 (12-12), et le champion conserve son titre. Il remporte de nouveau le tournoi des candidats d\u2019Amsterdam 1956 et, en 1957, il bat Botvinnik 12,5-9,5 : il devient le septi\u00e8me champion du monde.<\/p>\n<p>En 1958, Botvinnik exerce son droit \u00e0 une revanche et reprend le titre. Smyslov ne sera rest\u00e9 champion qu\u2019un an, mais ses trois matchs contre Botvinnik, soit 69 parties au total, ont fait de lui son \u00e9gal.<\/p>\n<h3>Une long\u00e9vit\u00e9 exceptionnelle<\/h3>\n<p>Smyslov reste au plus haut niveau pendant des d\u00e9cennies. Il remporte de nombreux tournois internationaux et joue pour l\u2019URSS dans neuf <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympiade_d'%C3%A9checs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympiades<\/a>, toutes gagn\u00e9es. Son exploit le plus extraordinaire survient en 1983-1984 : \u00e0 62 ans, il se qualifie pour la finale des candidats, en battant Robert H\u00fcbner puis Zolt\u00e1n Ribli, avant de s\u2019incliner face au jeune Garry Kasparov.<\/p>\n<h3>Le style Smyslov<\/h3>\n<p>Smyslov est le <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_ma%C3%AEtre_international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grand ma\u00eetre<\/a> de l\u2019harmonie : un jeu naturel, sans effort apparent, o\u00f9 chaque pi\u00e8ce trouve sa place id\u00e9ale. Il est l\u2019un des plus grands virtuoses des finales de l\u2019histoire, et a laiss\u00e9 de nombreuses \u00e9tudes de finale.<\/p>\n<h3>Fin de vie<\/h3>\n<p>Atteint de probl\u00e8mes de vue \u00e0 la fin de sa vie, Smyslov continue de composer des \u00e9tudes d\u2019\u00e9checs. Il meurt \u00e0 Moscou le 27 mars 2010, \u00e0 89 ans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"opa-enrich\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:2em;\">Biographie d\u00e9taill\u00e9e<\/h3>\n<h4>Jeunesse<\/h4>\n<p>Vassily Vassilievitch Smyslov na\u00eet \u00e0 Moscou le 24 mars 1921. Son p\u00e8re, bon joueur, lui transmet sa passion et sa biblioth\u00e8que, dont le recueil de parties d&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/alexandre-alekhine\/\">Alekhine<\/a>. Talent pr\u00e9coce, il termine troisi\u00e8me du championnat d&rsquo;URSS en 1940, devant Botvinnik.<\/p>\n<h4>Le rival de Botvinnik<\/h4>\n<p>Deuxi\u00e8me du tournoi-match de 1948, il remporte ensuite les tournois des candidats de Zurich 1953 et d&rsquo;Amsterdam 1956. Il affronte trois fois Botvinnik pour le titre : match nul en 1954, victoire en 1957 (6 victoires, 3 d\u00e9faites, 13 nulles) qui fait de lui le septi\u00e8me champion du monde, puis d\u00e9faite lors de la revanche de 1958.<\/p>\n<h4>La long\u00e9vit\u00e9<\/h4>\n<p>Fait unique, il atteint en 1983-1984, \u00e0 plus de soixante ans, la finale des candidats, o\u00f9 il s&rsquo;incline face au jeune <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/garry-kasparov\/\">Garry Kasparov<\/a>. Il remporte encore en 1991 le premier <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Championnat_du_monde_d'%C3%A9checs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">championnat du monde<\/a> des seniors.<\/p>\n<h4>Le chanteur<\/h4>\n<p>Dot\u00e9 d&rsquo;une belle voix de baryton, Smyslov fut auditionn\u00e9 en 1950 par le th\u00e9\u00e2tre Bolcho\u00ef. Il aimait comparer les \u00e9checs \u00e0 la musique et parlait de \u00ab l&rsquo;harmonie \u00bb des pi\u00e8ces.<\/p>\n<h4>Un style harmonieux<\/h4>\n<p>Son jeu se distingue par sa clart\u00e9, sa justesse positionnelle et une technique de finale exceptionnelle. Il a aussi compos\u00e9 des \u00e9tudes. Plusieurs variantes portent son nom, notamment dans la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Partie_espagnole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partie espagnole<\/a> et la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%C3%A9fense_Gr%C3%BCnfeld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d\u00e9fense Gr\u00fcnfeld<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Parties c\u00e9l\u00e8bres<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Botvinnik \u2013 Smyslov, 1954 et 1957<\/strong> : plusieurs parties de championnat du monde devenues classiques.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smyslov \u2013 Botvinnik, 1957<\/strong> : le match qui lui donne le titre mondial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Il meurt \u00e0 Moscou le 27 mars 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:.85em;opacity:.8;\"><em>Sources : Wikip\u00e9dia (article \u00ab Vassily Smyslov \u00bb), Vassily Smyslov, <em>Smyslov&rsquo;s 125 Selected Games<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"opa-enrich2\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:2em;\">Palmar\u00e8s ann\u00e9e par ann\u00e9e<\/h3>\n<table class=\"opa-palm\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.95em;margin:1em 0 1.6em;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1938<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Champion d&rsquo;URSS junior.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1940<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Troisi\u00e8me du championnat d&rsquo;URSS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1948<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Deuxi\u00e8me du tournoi-match pour le titre mondial.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1949<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Champion d&rsquo;URSS (ex aequo avec <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/david-bronstein\/\">Bronstein<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1953<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Remporte le tournoi des candidats de Zurich.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1954<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Match nul contre Botvinnik.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1956<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Remporte le tournoi des candidats d&rsquo;Amsterdam.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1957<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Bat Botvinnik : champion du monde.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1958<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Perd la revanche.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1983-1984<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Atteint, \u00e0 plus de soixante ans, la finale des candidats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f7f1e8\">\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;width:6.5em;\">1991<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:.35em .7em;\">Premier champion du monde des seniors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:2em;\">Parties comment\u00e9es<\/h3>\n<div class=\"opa-partie\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #b58863;background:#fbf8f3;padding:.8em 1.1em;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 .4em;\"><strong>Smyslov \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/robert-hubner\/\">H\u00fcbner<\/a>, quart de finale des candidats 1983<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">Un \u00e9pisode unique : apr\u00e8s une \u00e9galit\u00e9 parfaite en parties classiques et en d\u00e9partage, le vainqueur est d\u00e9sign\u00e9\u2026 par une roulette de casino, \u00e0 Velden. Le sort d\u00e9signe Smyslov, qui poursuit son incroyable parcours jusqu&rsquo;en finale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"opa-partie\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #b58863;background:#fbf8f3;padding:.8em 1.1em;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 .4em;\"><strong>Botvinnik \u2013 Smyslov, 1957<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">Le match de 1957 montre la sup\u00e9riorit\u00e9 du style harmonieux de Smyslov : sans prise de risque excessive, il accumule de petits avantages et convertit ses finales avec une pr\u00e9cision exemplaire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>En images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"opa-gal\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vasily_Smyslov_with_wife_1956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/05\/Vasily_Smyslov_with_wife_1956.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=imageinfo&amp;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Smyslov et sa femme en 1956\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Vassily Smyslov et son \u00e9pouse en 1956. <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vasily_Smyslov_with_wife_1956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Rep\u00e8res<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>1921<\/strong> \u2014 Naissance \u00e0 Moscou.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1948<\/strong> \u2014 Deuxi\u00e8me du championnat du monde.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1954<\/strong> \u2014 Match nul contre Botvinnik.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1957<\/strong> \u2014 Champion du monde.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1958<\/strong> \u2014 Perd la revanche.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong> \u2014 Finaliste des candidats \u00e0 63 ans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> \u2014 Mort \u00e0 Moscou.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>En vid\u00e9o<\/h3>\n<style>.opa-vgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(min(100%,440px),1fr));gap:22px;margin:1.4em 0 2.4em;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1150px,94vw)}.opa-vgrid>br{display:none}.opa-vbx{margin:0}.opa-vbx-f{position:relative;display:block;padding-top:56.25%;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.28);background:#000}.opa-vbx-f iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%!important;height:100%!important;border:0}.opa-vbx-f img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%!important;height:100%!important;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s,opacity .3s;opacity:.92}.opa-vbx-f:hover img{transform:scale(1.04);opacity:1}.opa-play{position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;width:78px;height:54px;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);background:rgba(204,0,0,.92);border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}.opa-play:after{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:31px;top:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:11px 0 11px 19px;border-color:transparent transparent transparent #fff}.opa-vbx figcaption{font-size:.82em;line-height:1.45;text-align:center;margin-top:.6em;opacity:.85}<\/style>\n<p><script>(function(){if(window.opaYT)return;window.opaYT=1;document.addEventListener(\"click\",function(e){var a=e.target.closest&&e.target.closest(\".opa-vbx-f[data-yt]\");if(!a)return;e.preventDefault();var f=document.createElement(\"iframe\");f.src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\"+a.getAttribute(\"data-yt\")+\"?autoplay=1&rel=0\";f.setAttribute(\"allow\",\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; fullscreen\");f.setAttribute(\"allowfullscreen\",\"\");f.setAttribute(\"referrerpolicy\",\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\");a.innerHTML=\"\";a.appendChild(f);a.removeAttribute(\"data-yt\");a.removeAttribute(\"href\");});})();<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-vgrid\">\n<figure class=\"opa-vbx\"><a class=\"opa-vbx-f\" data-yt=\"1A2iEr538GM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1A2iEr538GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1A2iEr538GM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fischer contre Smyslov\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"opa-play\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption>Fischer contre Smyslov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-biblio\">\n<li>Vassily Smyslov, <em>125 parties choisies<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Soltis, <em>Soviet Chess 1917-1991<\/em>, McFarland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baryton d&rsquo;op\u00e9ra contrari\u00e9 (il \u00e9choua de peu \u00e0 l&rsquo;audition du Bolcho\u00ef), Vassily Smyslov jouait aux \u00e9checs avec une s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 et une harmonie qui lui valurent le surnom de \u00ab Mozart des \u00e9checs \u00bb. 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