Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was a contender for the World Chess Championship from the mid-1930s to the late 1960s. He tied for third place in the 1948 World Chess Championship tournament, tied for second in the 1953 Candidates tournament, and was a Candidate as late as 1968. He was an eight-time winner of the US Chess Championship, tying him with Bobby Fischer for the all-time record.
Tournaments won by Samuel Reshevsky
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik Open | 1984 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Netanya International Chess Tournament | 1969 | Netanya (Israel) |
| US Chess Championship | 1969 | New York City (United States) |
| Buenos Aires | 1960 | Buenos Aires |
| US Chess Championship | 1957 | New York City (United States) |
| Havana | 1952 | Havana |
| New York | 1951 | New York |
| US Chess Championship | 1946 | New York City (United States) |
| Hollywood | 1945 | Hollywood |
| US Chess Championship | 1942 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1941 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1940 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1938 | New York City (United States) |
| Hastings | 1937 | Hastings (England) |
| Kemeri | 1937 | Kemeri |
| US Chess Championship | 1936 | New York City (United States) |
| Margate | 1935 | Margate |
| Syracuse | 1934 | Syracuse |
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Born: Sunday, November 26, 1911
Died: Saturday, April 4, 1992
Daily puzzles with Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Reshevsky - Bent Larsen
18th olm qual. group 2, Lugano SUI
1968.10.22
18th olm qual. group 2, Lugano SUI
1968.10.22
Samuel Reshevsky - Robert James Fischer
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, Palma de Mallorca
1970
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, Palma de Mallorca
1970
William A Fairhurst - Samuel Reshevsky
Hastings 3738 18th, White Rock Pavilion
1937
Hastings 3738 18th, White Rock Pavilion
1937
Puzzles with Samuel Reshevsky
R. Sheth - Samuel Reshevsky
US op, Somerset
1986
US op, Somerset
1986
Per Bek Knudsen - Samuel Reshevsky
Esbjerg North Sea Cup-A 4th, Esbjerg
1979.07.10
Esbjerg North Sea Cup-A 4th, Esbjerg
1979.07.10
Ariel Mengarini - Samuel Reshevsky
USA-ch, New York
1951
USA-ch, New York
1951
Samuel Reshevsky - ED. Duncan
San Francisco sim, San Francisco
1921.06.23
San Francisco sim, San Francisco
1921.06.23
Israel Albert Horowitz - Samuel Reshevsky
USA m, New York
1941
USA m, New York
1941
Laszlo Szabo - Samuel Reshevsky
Candidats Tournament, Zuerich
1953
Candidats Tournament, Zuerich
1953
Samuel Reshevsky - Yasuji Matsumoto
19th olm qual. group 3, Siegen GER
1970.09.06
19th olm qual. group 3, Siegen GER
1970.09.06
William A Fairhurst - Samuel Reshevsky
Hastings 3738 18th, White Rock Pavilion
1937
Hastings 3738 18th, White Rock Pavilion
1937
Weaver Warren Adams - Samuel Reshevsky
USA-ch 1st, New York
1936
USA-ch 1st, New York
1936
Samuel Reshevsky - Bozidar Ivanovic
Skopje
1976
Skopje
1976
Samuel Reshevsky - Theodore Henry Tylor
Nottingham
1936.08.21
Nottingham
1936.08.21
Viacheslav Ragozin - Samuel Reshevsky
Leningrad/Moscow
1939
Leningrad/Moscow
1939
Samuel Reshevsky - Alexander V Tolush
Leningrad/Moscow
1939
Leningrad/Moscow
1939
Samuel Reshevsky - Bent Larsen
18th olm qual. group 2, Lugano SUI
1968.10.22
18th olm qual. group 2, Lugano SUI
1968.10.22
Manuel Apicella - Samuel Reshevsky
Belgrade GMA op, Belgrade
1988
Belgrade GMA op, Belgrade
1988
Samuel Reshevsky - Vladas Mikenas
Kemeri
1937
Kemeri
1937
Alexander Alekhine - Samuel Reshevsky
Kemeri
1937
Kemeri
1937
Endre Steiner - Samuel Reshevsky
Kemeri
1937
Kemeri
1937