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Samuel Reshevsky: Biografie, Errungenschaften und bleibendes Vermächtnis

Samuel Herman Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski; November 26, 1911 – 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 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.

He was an accountant by profession, and also a chess writer.

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The influence of Samuel Reshevsky extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped sports and human performance, and his records and competitive achievements remain foundational to this day.

Though he passed away in 1992, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.

Samuel Reshevsky bleibt eine der gefeiertsten Persönlichkeiten aus Poland und ein Zeugnis des reichen geistigen Erbes der Region.

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