Samuel Reshevsky
Polish-American chess grandmaster (1911–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Herman Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski; November 26, 1911[1] – April 4, 1992) 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 mid-1960s: he tied for third place in the 1948 World Chess Championship tournament, and tied for second in the 1953 Candidates tournament. He was an eight-time winner of the US Chess Championship, tying him with Bobby Fischer for the all-time record.
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Full name | Samuel Herman Reshevsky |
Country | United States (after 1924) Poland (before 1924) |
Born | (1911-11-26)November 26, 1911 Ozorków, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | April 4, 1992(1992-04-04) (aged 80) New York City |
Title | Grandmaster (1950) |
Peak rating | 2565 (July 1972) |
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He was an accountant by profession and also a chess writer.