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
View PrintGames (1266)
Search & Filter All Games →Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Beersheba 1982 C42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gutman, Lev
1-0Beersheba 1982 D77
Lein, Anatoly vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Beersheba 1982 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kogan, Boris
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 A75
Donaldson, John W vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 A35
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 D37
Lein, Anatoly vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch/zt 1981 E18
Whitehead, Jay E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 C50
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Jacksonville playoff 1981 A18
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kogan, Boris
1-0USA-ch/zt 1981 A33
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 E12
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Jacksonville playoff 1981 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 E12
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 C42
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Peters, John A
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 A46
Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine op 1981 B70
Kudrin, Sergey vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch/zt 1981 C55
Fedorowicz, John P vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine op 1981 C91
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
0-1USA-ch/zt 1981 E91
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Jacksonville playoff 1981 E12
Fedorowicz, John P vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 C42
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Bradford, Joseph M
1-0Lone Pine op 1981 A31
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1/2-1/2Jacksonville playoff 1981 B51
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Burger, Karl
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 E48
Benjamin, Joel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1USA-ch/zt 1981 C90
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ivanov, Igor V
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1981 A36
Alburt, Lev O vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2USA-ch/zt 1981 E05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs De Firmian, Nick E
1-0Lone Pine 1980 E12
Panno, Oscar vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine 1980 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1Lone Pine 1980 E46
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1980 C96
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0Lone Pine 1980 D97
Miles, Anthony J vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1980 D78
Root, Douglas vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine 1980 E14
Peters, John A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine 1980 C92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Ginsburg, Mark
1-0Lone Pine 1980 E46
Seirawan, Yasser vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1979 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1979 E63
Miles, Anthony J vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1Lone Pine op 1979 E12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1979 A30
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1979 E08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0Lone Pine op 1979 E92
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0Lone Pine op 1979 E15
Hort, Vlastimil vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine op 1979 E12
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1979 A34
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Piesina, Gintautas
0-1Vilnius 1978 E49
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1978 D47