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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1-0Havana 1952 D37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stahlberg, Gideon
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 E57
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Romero, Ricardo
1-0Havana 1952 E67
Gonzalez, Ju vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Havana 1952 E69
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0Havana 1952 E46
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 E46
Van Scheltinga, Theo D vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 E86
Gaitanaros, G. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 A24
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Havana 1952 B92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Book, Eero
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 E00
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Steiner, Herman
1-0Havana 1952 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1New York m 1952 A94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Toran Albero, Roman
1/2-1/2Havana 1952 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0New York m 1952 E95
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 E46
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Grob, Henry
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 D36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Quesada
1-0Havana 1952 D96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 D36
Teschner, Rudolf vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 E96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Prins, Lodewijk
1-0Havana 1952 D50
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 E64
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2New York m 1952 C99
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Havana 1952 E95
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 B51
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Seidman, Herbert
1-0USA-ch 1951 A52
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Wertheim mem 1951 B73
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Simonson, Albert
1-0USA-ch 1951 D35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bernstein, Sidney Norman
1-0USA-ch 1951 D13
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Wertheim mem 1951 D41
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pavey, Max
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1951 D13
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Shainswit, George
1-0Wertheim mem 1951 D45
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1951 E46
Mengarini, Ariel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1951 B71
Pinkus, Albert Sidney vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1951 B74
Shainswit, George vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1951 E02
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0Wertheim mem 1951 D36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kramer, George Mortimer
1-0Wertheim mem 1951 E44
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Wertheim mem 1951 E33
Hanauer, Milton Loeb vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1951 E68
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0Wertheim mem 1951 A92
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Wertheim mem 1951 E33
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1951 B73
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0Wertheim mem 1951 E72
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Santasiere, Anthony Edward
1-0USA-ch 1951 E45
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 D31
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pirc, Vasja
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 E23
Myhre, Erling vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Dubrovnik olm 1950 E33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 C65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gudmundsson, Gudbjartur
1-0Amsterdam 1950 D36
Foltys, Jan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Amsterdam 1950 B93