Samuel Herman Reshevsky 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.
Reshevsky in 1964
Reshevsky in 1920 (at age eight) giving a simultaneous chess exhibition in Paris; he won all games.
Reshevsky playing chess with Douglas Fairbanks as Charlie Chaplin watches them during filming of the American silent film The Three Musketeers in 1921
Reshevsky playing chess in 1922
A chess prodigy is a young child who possesses an aptitude for the game of chess that far exceeds what might be expected at their age. Their prodigious talent will often enable them to defeat experienced adult players and even titled chess masters. Some chess prodigies have progressed to become World Chess Champions.
Samuel Reshevsky playing chess with Douglas Fairbanks, as Charlie Chaplin watches them during filming of the American silent film The Three Musketeers, 1921.
13-year-old Magnus Carlsen formally playing against 35-year-old Ivan Sokolov, 2004
