Notable Chess Games
- Jan Smejkal vs Vasily Smyslov, Hastings 1968, Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06), 1-0, Sacrificing an exchange in order to attack the Black King
- Jan Smejkal vs Florin Gheorghiu, Palma de Mallorca 1972, Nimzo-Indian (E41), 1-0, A combination using the Excelsior theme
- Lev Polugaevsky vs Jan Smejkal, Reykjavik (0.25) 1978, English, Symmetrical (A33), 0–1, Two Rooks more powerful than a Queen
- Jan Smejkal vs Predrag Nikolić, Vršac 1981, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (D11), 1-0, Rooks attacking along the D-file
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