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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0-1Herceg Novi blitz 1970 C36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tal, Mihail
0-1Herceg Novi blitz 1970 A68
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Belgrade URS-World 1970 A17
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2Herceg Novi blitz 1970 E94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 D27
Geller, Uzi vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Netanya 1969 A37
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E87
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A15
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A47
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 E92
Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 E75
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 D92
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 C95
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 E94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Matulovic, Milan
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 B44
Gipslis, Aivars vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Barczay, Laszlo
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 D22
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 D31
Bilek, Istvan vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 A00
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Mecking, Henrique
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 E96
Stein, Leonid vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 E60
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Suttles, Duncan
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 A42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 D36
Hort, Vlastimil vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 C85
Bouaziz, Slim vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 C96
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 E51
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 E81
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 E94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sarapu, Ortvin
1-0Sousse Interzonal 1967 B14
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 D94
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal 1967 E64
Hort, Vlastimil vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 A33
Stein, Leonid vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Sousse Interzonal playoff 6pl 1967 C93
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 D28
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 D28
Larsen, Bent vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Santa Monica 1966 E70
Portisch, Lajos vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E45
Smyslov, Vassily vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1966 E18
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E43
Spassky, Boris V vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Santa Monica 1966 E43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E55
Fischer, Robert James vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0USA-ch 1966 B81
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 A96