Samuel Reshevsky

Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski, November 26, 1911, Ozorków near Łódź, (then Russian Empire, today Poland) - died April 4, 1992, New York, USA) was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster. He was a contender for the World Chess Championship from about 1935 to the mid-1960s; coming equal third in the World Chess Championship 1948 tournament, and equal second in the 1953 Candidates Tournament. He... more

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  • Nov 26, 1911

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