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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1/2-1/2IBM 1977 B09
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sunye Neto, Jaime
1-0Lone Pine 1977 A07
Miles, Anthony J vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0IBM 1977 B21
Seirawan, Yasser vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1977 E19
Torre, Eugenio vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0IBM 1977 C77
Sofrevski, Jovan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Skopje 1976 E97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1Skopje 1976 C05
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Skopje 1976 A29
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Skopje 1976 C42
Jancev, Lazo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Skopje 1976 A42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 E43
Adorjan, Andras vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 C42
Ivkov, Borislav vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Georgievski, Vanco
1-0Skopje 1976 D47
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
0-1Skopje 1976 B12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Nicevski, Risto
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 A76
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kurajica, Bojan
0-1Skopje 1976 A26
Tarjan, James Edward vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 D42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Grefe, John A
1-0USA-ch 1975 A89
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Commons, Kim S
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 A40
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 D76
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 A30
Vukcevich, Milan R vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1975 B61
Martz, William E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 B38
Mednis, Edmar John vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 B44
Rogoff, Kenneth vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 A30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 A21
Byrne, Robert E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 C42
Kushnir, Alla vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 E69
Commons, Kim S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 E14
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Vranesic, Zvonko
1-0Lone Pine 1975 D35
Parr, David vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 C68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ghizdavu, Dumitru
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 D33
Weinstein, Norman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 A16
Suttles, Duncan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine 1975 A16
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 D63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Peters, John A
1-0USA-ch 1975 E42
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 A54
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1975 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bilek, Istvan
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1975 B07
Uddenfeldt, Dan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Nice olm fin-A 1974 E71
Rantanen, Yrjo A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Nice olm fin-A 1974 B89
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1974 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gilden, Lawrence C
1-0USA-ch 1974 A05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Browne, Walter S
0-1USA-ch 1974 B36
Zuckerman, Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1974 C84
Naranja, Renato vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Nice olm fin-A 1974 E72
Commons, Kim S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1974 E95
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1974 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Weinstein, Norman
0-1USA-ch 1974 E60