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
1/2-1/2New York m2 1957 D27
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 D98
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0New York m2 1957 E34
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Feuerstein, Arthur William
1-0USA-ch 1957 A49
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Berliner, Hans Jack
1-0USA-ch 1957 D48
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
0-1New York m2 1957 E45
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0New York m2 1957 E55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0Dallas 1957 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Denker, Arnold S
1-0USA-ch 1957 A05
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m2 1957 C77
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bernstein, Sidney Norman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1957 D71
Turner, Abe vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1957 E66
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0New York m2 1957 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
0-1USA-ch 1957 E99
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Dallas 1957 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 E65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E97
Di Camillo, Attilio vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1957 B72
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0New York m2 1957 C90
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York m1 1957 A04
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 A17
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0New York m1 1957 A37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kramer, George Mortimer
1-0USA-ch 1957 E40
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m2 1957 C86
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Dallas 1957 C97
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1957 B43
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York m1 1957 A30
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 D35
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m1 1957 A05
Szabo, Laszlo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E21
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York m2 1957 B75
Sherwin, James T vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1957 E87
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E55
Seidman, Herbert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1957 A04
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0New York Rosenwald5556 1956 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hearst, Eliot Sanford
1-0New York Rosenwald 1956 E29
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald 1956 C84
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1956 C97
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1956 B77
Shipman, Walter vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald5556 1956 B71
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5556 1956 E59
Shainswit, George vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald 1956 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mednis, Edmar John
1-0New York Rosenwald 1956 A28
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Shipman, Walter
0-1New York Rosenwald5556 1956 A52
Seidman, Herbert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald 1956 B71
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0New York Rosenwald 1956 A70
Turner, Abe vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald 1956 E39
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5556 1956 A37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1-0New York m 1956 E46