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 Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2New York m 1956 E60
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2New York m 1956 D35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
0-1New York Rosenwald5556 1956 E70
Bernstein, Sidney Norman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald 1956 B20
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5556 1956 A17
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald5556 1956 A63
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5556 1956 B25
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Feuerstein, Arthur William
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald 1956 A70
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pavey, Max
1-0New York Rosenwald 1956 A08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5556 1956 D46
Lombardy, William James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1956 C84
Sherwin, James T vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E95
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E60
Kramer, George Mortimer vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kramer, George Mortimer
1-0New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E44
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sherwin, James T
1-0New York Rosenwald5455 1955 A08
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1New York Rosenwald5455 1955 B71
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E46
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E70
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0New York Rosenwald5455 1955 A51
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E64
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 C99
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 D33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E95
Taimanov, Mark E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E95
Kotov, Alexander vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E14
Szabo, Laszlo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 D42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E46
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E59
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 C97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E64
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 B14
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarnowski, Alfred
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 D46
Aleman Dovo, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Havana 1952 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0New York m 1952 D35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 D14
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Planas Garcia, Francisco
1-0Havana 1952 E90
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 C99
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Havana 1952 B70
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Havana 1952 D41
Book, Eero vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 B73
Guimard, Carlos E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Havana 1952 E69
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Havana 1952 D78
Szabo, Laszlo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 B71
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1-0Havana 1952 D57
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 C85
Ortega, Rogelio vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Havana 1952 E67