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 Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0USA-ch 1959 E46
Byrne, Robert E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1959 E54
Benko, Pal C vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1959 E95
Seidman, Herbert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1959 B93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Weinstein, Raymond Allen
1-0USA-ch 1959 E92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mednis, Edmar John
1-0USA-ch 1959 E94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ault, Robin
1-0USA-ch 1959 D97
Denker, Arnold S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1959 E94
Bernstein, Sidney Norman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1959 A63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Alexander, Conel Hughes
1-0Munich olm fin-A 1958 A26
Pachman, Ludek vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Munich olm fin-A 1958 E94
Weinstein, Raymond Allen vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1958 E64
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin
1-0Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E63
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Persitz, Raaphi
1-0Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Czerniak, Moshe
1/2-1/2Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A11
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kupper, Josef
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 A37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Dueckstein, Andreas
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 D22
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1/2-1/2Munich olm prel 1958 D48
Aloni, Izak vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E81
Sherwin, James T vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1958 E81
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1958 A48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pilnik, Herman
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 E65
Porath, Yosef vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0USA-ch 1958 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1-0USA-ch 1958 E69
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 E70
Szabo, Laszlo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A72
Johannsson, Ingi Randver vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Munich olm prel 1958 E74
Dunkelblum, Arthur vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E66
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Rosenberg, Arie
1-0Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E69
Wade, Robert Graham vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E77
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Vestol, Aage
1/2-1/2Munich olm prel 1958 E67
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 E81
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1958 E65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Branicki, I.
1-0Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A38
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1958 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Dyner, Israel
1-0Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 E69
Burstein, S. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 B92
Blumenfeld, Rudy vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958 A37
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Munich olm fin-A 1958 B85
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mednis, Edmar John
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1958 E62
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kalme, G.
1-0USA-ch 1958 E65
Byrne, Robert E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1958 E63
Mednis, Edmar John vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1957 B73
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m2 1957 C86
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Dallas 1957 E13
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0Dallas 1957 D76
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 A15
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0New York m1 1957 A56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 A36