Reshevsky

American  

[ruh-shef-skee] / rəˈʃɛf ski /

noun

1. Samuel, 1911–92, U.S. chess player, born in Poland.

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Example Sentences

One of the great what-ifs of American chess was the 1961 16-game stakes match between Sammy Reshevsky, 49, and 18-year-old Bobby Fischer for national supremacy, abandoned over a nasty scheduling dispute with the score tied as 5½-5½.

From Washington Times

But he was skilled enough to hold the great Sammy Reshevsky to a draw in a 1956 simultaneous exhibition in Los Angeles, a year before the actor´s death.

From Washington Times

Reshevsky employs the classic simul tactic of a sharp opening to flummox his lower-rated opponent, but Bogart handles things relatively well despite coming out a pawn down.

From Washington Times

At times, when a dubious or complex combination was played, or when the diminutive American Reshevsky took one hour and ten minutes on one move, twenty-two hundred eyebrows seemed to rise in unison.

From Literature

Bobby then drew with Samuel Reshevsky, who was the defending champion, in an extremely intense game—and the fourteen-year-old was on fire after that, at one point amassing five wins in a row.

From Literature