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