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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Search & Filter All Games →Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1972 E81
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1972 B70
Martz, William E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1972 E79
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 E48
Richter, Ka vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 B47
Andersson, Ulf vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 B36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Spiller, Arthur R
1-0USA-72ch 1971 E42
Janosevic, Dragoljub vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 A76
De Fotis, Gregory vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-72ch 1971 E67
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 A11
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ree, Hans
1/2-1/2USA-72ch 1971 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 E44
Csom, Istvan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 C44
Kraidman, Yair vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 D02
Commons, Kim S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-72ch 1971 E64
Browne, Walter S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Netanya 1971 C94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2USA-72ch 1971 A39
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 A15
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 D34
Levy, David A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-72ch 1971 B92
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Netanya 1971 B44
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 A74
Tatai, Stefano vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1971 A64
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Peretz, Malkiel
1-0Netanya 1971 E60
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 B52
Biyiasas, Peter vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-72ch 1971 B91
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 A22
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1-0Netanya 1971 E92
Damjanovic, Mato vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 C96
Dubeck, Leroy vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-72ch 1971 B21
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-72ch 1971 A30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 A07
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Karklins, Andrew
1-0USA-72ch 1971 A55
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1971 B25
Zuckerman, Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1971 C32
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bleiman, Yaacov
1-0Netanya 1971 A55
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1971 B37
Hort, Vlastimil vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Herceg Novi blitz 1970 B48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Garcia, Raimundo
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 A79
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 C19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Matsumoto, Ysauji
1-0Siegen olm 1970 B47
Matulovic, Milan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Herceg Novi blitz 1970 B42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Malich, Burkhard
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 B86
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lengyel, Levente
1-0Siegen olm 1970 E55
Balashov, Yuri S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Skopje 1970 B30
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 A25
Rocha, Antonio vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Siegen olm 1970 B48
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 B30
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 B36