Samuel Reshevsky
Classical era · USA · 1911–1992
A prodigy who gave simuls at eight, and was still a title contender at fifty.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
311Wins
521Draws
168Losses
57%Score
1932–1991Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Najdorf | 51 | 19 | 22 | 10 | view games |
| Bobby Fischer | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | view games |
| Svetozar Gligoric | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | view games |
| Vasily Smyslov | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | view games |
| Max Euwe | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | view games |
| Lajos Portisch | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 | view games |
| Reuben Fine | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | view games |
| Viktor Korchnoi | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | view games |
| Tigran Petrosian | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | view games |
| Bent Larsen | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | view games |
| David Bronstein | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | view games |
| Efim Geller | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Jose Raul Capablanca | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Alexander Alekhine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | view games |
| Savielly Tartakower | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | view games |
| Boris Spassky | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Jan Timman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Lev Polugaevsky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Mikhail Tal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | view games |
| Anatoly Karpov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Emanuel Lasker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | view games |
1000 Games · Page 5 of 5
- 1957 vs Herbert Seidman Black USA-ch A04 0-1
- 1957 vs James T Sherwin Black USA-ch E87 1-0
- 1957 vs Laszlo Szabo White Dallas D35 1/2-1/2
- 1957 vs Laszlo Szabo Black Dallas E21 1/2-1/2
- 1957 vs Abe Turner Black USA-ch E66 0-1
- 1957 vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky Black Dallas C97 1-0
- 1957 vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky White Dallas E97 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Sidney Norman Bernstein Black New York Rosenwald B20 0-1
- 1956 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier Black New York Rosenwald5556 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier White New York Rosenwald5556 D46 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier Black New York Rosenwald C84 0-1
- 1956 vs Donald Byrne Black New York Rosenwald A70 1-0
- 1956 vs Larry Melvyn Evans Black New York Rosenwald5556 A37 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Larry Melvyn Evans White New York Rosenwald5556 E56 1-0
- 1956 vs Arthur William Feuerstein White New York Rosenwald A70 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Bobby Fischer White New York Rosenwald E63 1-0
- 1956 vs Eliot Sanford Hearst White New York Rosenwald E29 1-0
- 1956 vs Israel Albert Horowitz White New York Rosenwald5556 E70 0-1
- 1956 vs Israel Albert Horowitz Black New York Rosenwald5556 A63 0-1
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy White New York m E60 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy Black New York m C84 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy White New York Rosenwald5556 E59 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy Black New York m B77 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy Black New York m C97 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy Black New York Rosenwald5556 B25 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy White New York m D35 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs William James Lombardy White New York m E46 1-0
- 1956 vs Edmar John Mednis White New York Rosenwald A28 1-0
- 1956 vs Max Pavey White New York Rosenwald A08 1-0
- 1956 vs Herbert Seidman Black New York Rosenwald B71 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs George Shainswit Black New York Rosenwald A36 0-1
- 1956 vs Walter Shipman Black New York Rosenwald5556 B71 0-1
- 1956 vs Walter Shipman White New York Rosenwald5556 A52 0-1
- 1956 vs Abe Turner Black New York Rosenwald E39 0-1
- 1955 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier White New York Rosenwald5455 A51 1-0
- 1955 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier Black New York Rosenwald5455 E70 1-0
- 1955 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black URS-USA telex E51 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White URS-USA telex D49 1-0
- 1955 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White URS-USA telex A04 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black URS-USA telex D41 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Donald Byrne White New York Rosenwald5455 E60 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Donald Byrne Black New York Rosenwald5455 E46 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Larry Melvyn Evans Black New York Rosenwald5455 B71 0-1
- 1955 vs Larry Melvyn Evans White New York Rosenwald5455 E46 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs George Mortimer Kramer Black New York Rosenwald5455 E69 0-1
- 1955 vs George Mortimer Kramer White New York Rosenwald5455 E44 1-0
- 1955 vs James T Sherwin Black New York Rosenwald5455 E95 0-1
- 1955 vs James T Sherwin White New York Rosenwald5455 A08 1-0
- 1954 vs Vasily Smyslov Black USA-URS E06 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Vasily Smyslov White USA-URS D19 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Vasily Smyslov White USA-URS D14 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Vasily Smyslov Black USA-URS A13 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Yuri L Averbakh Black Candidats Tournament E59 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs David Bronstein White Candidats Tournament E69 0-1
- 1953 vs David Bronstein Black Candidats Tournament C98 1-0
- 1953 vs Max Euwe White Candidats Tournament E59 1-0
- 1953 vs Max Euwe Black Candidats Tournament E28 0-1
- 1953 vs Efim Geller White Candidats Tournament E35 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Efim Geller Black Candidats Tournament D42 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Candidats Tournament C97 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Candidats Tournament E64 1-0
- 1953 vs Paul Keres Black Candidats Tournament E28 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Paul Keres White Candidats Tournament E45 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E56 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m D13 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E56 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E58 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m D24 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E59 0-1
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E97 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E53 0-1
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E95 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E57 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E97 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E58 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E59 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E53 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m E58 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires m D29 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m E59 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires m D29 1-0
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Candidats Tournament E59 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Candidats Tournament E97 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats Tournament A08 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats Tournament E58 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats Tournament E43 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats Tournament A17 1-0
- 1953 vs Gideon Stahlberg White Candidats Tournament D33 1-0
- 1953 vs Laszlo Szabo White Candidats Tournament B14 1-0
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric White New York m A94 0-1
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black New York m C99 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Havana D78 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black New York m E46 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black New York m C85 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black New York m C99 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric White New York m D36 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric White New York m D35 1-0
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Helsinki olm B51 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black New York m E46 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric White New York m D14 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Svetozar Gligoric White New York m E95 1-0
- 1952 vs Paul Keres Black Helsinki olm B26 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White Helsinki olm E96 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m D79 0-1
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m D29 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m E69 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m E72 0-1
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m B93 0-1
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m E39 0-1
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m D29 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m B93 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m E69 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m E39 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m E56 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m C54 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m E72 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m D42 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Havana E38 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m E39 0-1
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf Black America m B93 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m D29 1-0
- 1952 vs Miguel Najdorf White America m D29 1-0
- 1951 vs Max Euwe White Wertheim mem D45 0-1
- 1951 vs Reuben Fine Black Wertheim mem E33 1/2-1/2
- 1951 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Wertheim mem D42 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Max Euwe White Dubrovnik olm C84 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam E39 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Dubrovnik olm D72 1-0
- 1950 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Amsterdam D35 1-0
- 1950 vs Miguel Najdorf White Dubrovnik olm B91 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Miguel Najdorf White Amsterdam B91 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Savielly Tartakower White Amsterdam A41 1-0
- 1950 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Dubrovnik olm A16 0-1
- 1948 vs Vasily Smyslov Black World Championship 18th C75 1-0
- 1948 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White World Championship 18th C18 0-1
- 1948 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black World Championship 18th E29 0-1
- 1948 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black World Championship 18th C49 1-0
- 1948 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White World Championship 18th A91 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black World Championship 18th E51 1-0
- 1948 vs Max Euwe Black World Championship 18th C75 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Max Euwe White World Championship 18th A13 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Max Euwe White World Championship 18th D46 1-0
- 1948 vs Max Euwe Black World Championship 18th E33 0-1
- 1948 vs Max Euwe White World Championship 18th D40 1-0
- 1948 vs Paul Keres Black World Championship 18th C81 0-1
- 1948 vs Paul Keres Black World Championship 18th C71 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Paul Keres White World Championship 18th E32 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Paul Keres White World Championship 18th A15 1-0
- 1948 vs Paul Keres White World Championship 18th D45 0-1
- 1948 vs Vasily Smyslov Black World Championship 18th C81 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Vasily Smyslov White World Championship 18th D17 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Vasily Smyslov Black World Championship 18th C99 1/2-1/2
- 1948 vs Vasily Smyslov White World Championship 18th D19 1/2-1/2
- 1946 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black URS-USA E49 1/2-1/2
- 1946 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White URS-USA C17 0-1
- 1945 vs Reuben Fine Black Pan American D96 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs Vasily Smyslov White USA-URS radio-m D15 0-1
- 1945 vs Vasily Smyslov Black USA-URS radio-m C82 1-0
- 1941 vs Reuben Fine White New York E49 1/2-1/2
- 1940 vs Reuben Fine Black USA-ch C59 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Reuben Fine White USA-ch E56 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Paul Keres Black Leningrad/Moscow C90 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Vasily Smyslov White Leningrad/Moscow D36 1-0
- 1938 vs Alexander Alekhine White AVRO E43 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Alexander Alekhine Black AVRO E20 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White AVRO E46 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black AVRO A25 1-0
- 1938 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black AVRO D82 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White AVRO E37 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Max Euwe White AVRO D54 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Max Euwe Black AVRO D70 0-1
- 1938 vs Reuben Fine Black AVRO C97 0-1
- 1938 vs Reuben Fine White AVRO E02 0-1
- 1938 vs Paul Keres Black AVRO C73 1-0
- 1938 vs Paul Keres White AVRO E47 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Alexander Alekhine Black Kemeri B05 1-0
- 1937 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White Semmering/Baden D12 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black Semmering/Baden A28 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Max Euwe Black Stockholm ol D22 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Reuben Fine Black Kemeri D73 0-1
- 1937 vs Reuben Fine White Semmering/Baden D27 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Reuben Fine Black Semmering/Baden C79 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Reuben Fine White Hastings3738 D41 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Paul Keres Black Hastings3738 B70 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Paul Keres Black Stockholm ol C90 1-0
- 1937 vs Paul Keres Black Kemeri D02 0-1
- 1937 vs Paul Keres Black Semmering/Baden D29 0-1
- 1937 vs Paul Keres White Semmering/Baden E16 0-1
- 1937 vs Savielly Tartakower White Kemeri E48 1/2-1/2
- 1937 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Stockholm ol C22 0-1
- 1936 vs Alexander Alekhine Black Nottingham D04 0-1
- 1936 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White Nottingham A95 1/2-1/2
- 1936 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black Nottingham E03 1-0
- 1936 vs Max Euwe Black Nottingham E16 1-0
- 1936 vs Reuben Fine White USA-ch C01 1/2-1/2
- 1936 vs Reuben Fine White Nottingham E03 1/2-1/2
- 1936 vs Emanuel Lasker Black Nottingham D27 0-1
- 1936 vs Savielly Tartakower White Nottingham D31 1/2-1/2
- 1935 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White Margate D62 1-0
- 1932 vs Alexander Alekhine Black Pasadena D35 1-0
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