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Reshevsky, Samuel

classical era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Najdorf, Miguel51 gamesBisguier, Arthur Bernard31 gamesBenko, Pal C29 gamesHorowitz, Israel Albert28 gamesFischer, Robert James28 gamesGligoric, Svetozar27 gamesSmyslov, Vassily27 gamesEvans, Larry Melvyn20 gamesKeres, Paul19 gamesKashdan, Isaac17 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Euwe, Max

World Championship 18th

1948

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0-1

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos

Interzonal playoff-8pl

1964

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Geller, Efim P

Sousse Interzonal

1967

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul

World Championship 18th

1948

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FCGFCG
0-1

Euwe, Max vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

World Championship 18th

1948

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FCGFCG
1-0

Spassky, Boris V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

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FCGFCG
0-1

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Keres, Paul

World Championship 18th

1948

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Petropolis Interzonal

1973

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FCGFCG
0-1

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos

Interzonal playoff-8pl

1964

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FCGFCG
1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

World Championship 18th

1948

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Games (1266)

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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kashdan, Isaac
1/2-1/2
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 D93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 D15
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 D83
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 C75
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 C71
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 D81
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 C97
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 C86
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0
USA-ch playoff-1pl 1942 E34
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 E19
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 A34
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 C99
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1-0
New York 1941 D36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 D62
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 B74
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Evans, H.
1/2-1/2
Hamilton 1941 D15
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
New York 1941 C97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1-0
USA m 1941 D18
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 D52
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fine, Reuben
1/2-1/2
New York 1941 E49
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 C46
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 C83
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 B74
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Cruz
1/2-1/2
Hamilton 1941 D62
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 D93
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 C83
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1-0
USA m 1941 E72
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
USA m 1941 D61
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1-0
USA m 1941 D36
Hewlett vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Hamilton 1941 B26
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1940 C86
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kupchik, Abraham
1-0
USA-ch 1940 E09
Green, Matthew vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 E33
Bernstein, Sidney Norman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1940 C50
Littman, G. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1940 A29
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Woliston, Philip
1-0
USA-ch 1940 C10
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 C59
Simonson, Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 E49
Polland, David vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1940 E19
Reinfeld, Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 D93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Denker, Arnold S
1-0
USA-ch 1940 D55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Shainswit, George
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 D36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Seidman, Herbert
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1940 E44
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pinkus, Albert Sidney
1-0
USA-ch 1940 D93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hanauer, Milton Loeb
1-0
USA-ch 1940 E43
Horowitz, Israel Albert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1939 D74
Seidman, Herbert vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1939 A03
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich
1/2-1/2
Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E14
Ulvestad, Olaf vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch 1939 A49
Lilienthal, Andor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D96
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