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
Featured Games
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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 →Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Buenos Aires 1970 D94
Rossetto, Hector vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E74
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Herceg Novi blitz 1970 E51
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 B06
Schmid, Lothar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Siegen olm 1970 C92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 A56
Schweber, Samuel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 B40
Damjanovic, Mato vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 B81
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Herceg Novi blitz 1970 A07
Hoyt, W. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Siegen olm 1970 B48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mecking, Henrique
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 D47
Bilyap, Siracettin vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A48
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 A17
Taimanov, Mark E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Skopje 1970 E95
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Agdamus, Jose Luis
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 E96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1Skopje 1970 B47
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E09
Filip, Miroslav vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 E74
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs De Winter, Willy
1-0Siegen olm 1970 A08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Damjanovic, Mato
1-0Netanya 1969 E56
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Netanya 1969 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 D94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 A07
Addison, William vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 E52
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kagan, Shimon
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 E63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kraidman, Yair
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 B38
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 C96
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1969 A72
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1-0USA-ch 1969 D58
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Netanya 1969 A39
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 D34
Mednis, Edmar John vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 C86
Peretz, Malkiel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Netanya 1969 C44
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 D76
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Burger, Karl
1-0USA-ch 1969 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0USA-ch 1969 A04
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Netanya 1969 E62
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 D58
Zuckerman, Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1969 C92
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1969 E12
Domnitz, Zadok vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Netanya 1969 B35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0Netanya 1969 D35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Rossolimo, Nicolas
1-0USA-ch 1968 A65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Boutteville, Cesar
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 C82
Byrne, Robert E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1968 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1968 E53
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 C96
Weinberger, Tibor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1968 A07