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