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 →Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pelikan, Jorge
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 C10
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0USA-ch 1966 B77
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1966 B83
Stein, Leonid vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 C99
Emma, Jaime vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Mar del Plata 1966 B50
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Saidy, Anthony Fred
0-1USA-ch 1966 B63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 D92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 C98
Guimard, Carlos E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Mar del Plata 1966 A48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 B08
Schweber, Samuel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 C91
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
0-1Mar del Plata 1966 D25
Addison, William vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1966 E88
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1966 B30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Donner, Jan Hein
1-0Santa Monica 1966 E55
Donner, Jan Hein vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1965 D35
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1965 B92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Burger, Karl
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1965 A25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Addison, William
1-0USA-ch 1965 D94
Suttles, Duncan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1965 B23
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1965 E54
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1965 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0USA-ch 1965 D46
Zuckerman, Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1965 C98
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1965 A17
Padevsky, Nikola vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 C45
Doda, Zbigniew vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm prel 1964 A37
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 C94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
0-1Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 D93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ghitescu, Theodor
1-0Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 D32
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 A26
Kottnauer, Cenek vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm prel 1964 A49
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 E43
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Tel Aviv olm fin-A 1964 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mashian, Hushang
1-0Tel Aviv olm prel 1964 E45
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Saidy, Anthony Fred
1-0USA-ch 1963 A73
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E88
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Addison, William
1-0USA-ch 1963 A29
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E92
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1963 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1-0Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E64
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 C98
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1963 D36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E47
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E79
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1963 E19
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1963 E55
Steinmeyer, Robert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1963 D71