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Reshevsky, Samuel

classical era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Najdorf, Miguel51 gamesBisguier, Arthur Bernard31 gamesBenko, Pal C29 gamesHorowitz, Israel Albert28 gamesFischer, Robert James28 gamesGligoric, Svetozar27 gamesSmyslov, Vassily27 gamesEvans, Larry Melvyn20 gamesKeres, Paul19 gamesKashdan, Isaac17 games

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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1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Geller, Efim P

Sousse Interzonal

1967

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1-0

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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1-0

Spassky, Boris V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

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0-1

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul

World Championship 18th

1948

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1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Petropolis Interzonal

1973

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0-1

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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Games (1266)

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Hamilton, Douglas G vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 B33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1968 D94
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Candidats qf1 1968 E08
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1968 A14
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Candidats qf1 1968 C93
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 C96
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E54
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1968 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1968 E46
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Candidats qf1 1968 A07
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1-0
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 B06
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1968 B25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1968 A14
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1968 E80
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kostro, Jerzy
1-0
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1968 A08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bobotsov, Milko G
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Candidats qf1 1968 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Seidman, Herbert
1-0
USA-ch 1968 D82
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D53
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Zuckerman, Bernard
1-0
USA-ch 1968 E53
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
USA-ch 1968 A33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 A37
Matulovic, Milan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 C88
Musil, Vojko vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 B35
Janosevic, Dragoljub vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Maribor 1967 C29
Addison, William vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 E09
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Zinn, Lothar
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 A11
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Udovcic, Mijo
1-0
Maribor 1967 A96
Robatsch, Karl vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Maribor 1967 C50
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 D42
Pirc, Vasja vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Maribor 1967 A07
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Crepinsek, Ljubomir
1-0
Maribor 1967 A56
Malesic, S. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Maribor 1967 C68
Minev, Nikolay N vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 C90
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lengyel, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Maribor 1967 A14
Rossetto, Hector vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1966 D01
Sanguineti, Raul vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1966 C84
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Santa Monica 1966 E55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bolbochan, Julio
1-0
Mar del Plata 1966 E92
Byrne, Robert E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1966 B81
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1966 B22
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Santa Monica 1966 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1966 B80
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Garcia, Raimundo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1966 A53
Pilnik, Herman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1966 C97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sherwin, James T
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1966 B19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Zuckerman, Bernard
1-0
USA-ch 1966 A39
Ivkov, Borislav vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Santa Monica 1966 C88
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