Reshevsky, Samuel
Samuel Reshevsky (1911-1992) was a Polish-American grandmaster who gained worldwide fame as a chess prodigy, giving simultaneous exhibitions at age eight before immigrating to the United States. He became one of America's greatest champions, winning the US Championship eight times over a 37-year span, known for his tenacious fighting style and deep positional understanding.
Total Games
1266
Wins
471
Draws
606
Losses
189
37.2% wins47.9% draws14.9% losses
Most Played Openings
E46 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation23E12 - Queen's Indian Defense22E69 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line20D36 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation16D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense15A37 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf315A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit14A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System14E19 - Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line14C96 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense13
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Euwe, Max
World Championship 18th
1948
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos
Interzonal playoff-8pl
1964
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Geller, Efim P
Sousse Interzonal
1967
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
World Championship 18th
1948
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Euwe, Max vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
World Championship 18th
1948
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Spassky, Boris V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
Amsterdam Interzonal
1964
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul
World Championship 18th
1948
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Petropolis Interzonal
1973
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos
Interzonal playoff-8pl
1964
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
World Championship 18th
1948
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1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 C95
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Piesina, Gintautas
0-1Vilnius 1978 E49
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lechtynsky, Jiri
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 D55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Damjanovic, Mato
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 D47
Csom, Istvan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 A25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman C
1-0Lone Pine op 1978 E01
Kaiszauri, Konstanty vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Vilnius 1978 C68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Espig, Lutz
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 A55
Gulko, Boris F vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Vilnius 1978 C67
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1978 B96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Formanek, Edward W
1-0Lone Pine op 1978 A89
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1978 E43
Dvorietzky, Mark I vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 A22
Angantysson, Haukur vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine op 1978 A36
Coudari, Camille vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Lone Pine op 1978 B25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lebredo, Gerardo
1-0Vilnius 1978 A26
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Vilnius 1978 E16
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Rogoff, Kenneth
0-1Lone Pine op 1978 E05
Mikenas, Vladas vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 E19
Browne, Walter S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0USA-ch 1977 E09
Torre, Eugenio vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0IBM 1977 C77
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 B09
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 A05
Peters, John A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 B43
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Matera, Salvatore
1-0USA-ch 1977 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ree, Hans
1-0IBM 1977 B85
Kaplan, Julio P vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 C55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Grefe, John A
0-1USA-ch 1977 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sunye Neto, Jaime
1-0Lone Pine 1977 A07
Fedorowicz, John P vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1977 B42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Dake, Arthur William
1-0Lone Pine 1977 A26
Soltis, Andrew E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 C91
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0IBM 1977 A68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0USA-ch 1977 A78
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 B40
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 B52
Bohm, Hans vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1IBM 1977 C56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 D35
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 C67
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 C65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 E63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
0-1IBM 1977 B69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tatai, Stefano
0-1IBM 1977 B92
Van Wijgerden, Cornelis vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2IBM 1977 B23
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Day, Lawrence A
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 D40
Ervin, Roy C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 E90
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1977 B82
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Zuckerman, Bernard
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1977 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 E69