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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1-0USA-ch 1939 D35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Panov, Vasily N
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 A00
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Belavenets, Sergey Vesevolodovi
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E44
Ulvestad, Olaf vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch prel 1939 A09
Green, Matthew vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch 1939 D95
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Wolk, B.
1-0USA-ch prel 1939 E14
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E44
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Leningrad/Moscow 1939 C90
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D78
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Alatortsev, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow 1939 A84
Pinkus, Albert Sidney vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1939 C90
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Santasiere, Anthony Edward
1-0USA-ch 1939 D19
Bellome, N. vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch prel 1939 E33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Levenfish, Grigory
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E56
Bondarevsky, Igor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E17
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fine, Reuben
1/2-1/2USA-ch 1939 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2Leningrad/Moscow 1939 D81
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 E40
Goglidze, Victor Arsentievich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Leningrad/Moscow 1939 A29
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Leningrad/Moscow 1939 C55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fine, Reuben
0-1AVRO 1938 E02
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1AVRO 1938 C97
Flohr, Salo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2AVRO 1938 E34
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Flohr, Salo
1-0AVRO 1938 D95
Landau, Salo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Kemeri 1937 D28
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Petrovs, Vladimirs
1-0Kemeri 1937 D49
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Kemeri 1937 D73
Aitken, James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Stockholm ol 1937 C98
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0Kemeri 1937 D96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2Semmering/Baden 1937 D19
Flohr, Salo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Hastings3738 1937 E03
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2Kemeri 1937 D36
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Semmering/Baden 1937 C79
Book, Eero vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Kemeri 1937 B05
Castaldi, Vincenzo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Stockholm ol 1937 B03
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bergs, Teodors
1/2-1/2Kemeri 1937 D27
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Petrovs, Vladimirs
1-0Semmering/Baden 1937 D27
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Semmering/Baden 1937 D12
Flohr, Salo vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Kemeri 1937 C77
Alexander, Conel Hughes vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Hastings3738 1937 C73
Petrovs, Vladimirs vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Semmering/Baden 1937 D12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0Hastings3738 1937 D81
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Feigin, Movsa
1-0Kemeri 1937 E14
Piazzini, Luis Roberto vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Stockholm ol 1937 D29
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2Kemeri 1937 E48
Steiner, Endre vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Kemeri 1937 B02
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0Stockholm ol 1937 A40
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Lilienthal, Andor
1-0Stockholm ol 1937 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fine, Reuben
1/2-1/2Semmering/Baden 1937 D27