Samuel Reshevsky

About

Polish born chess prodigy who later became a United States Chess Champion for the first time in 1936. He was known for his talent at positional play.

Before Fame

He learned to play chess at the early age of four before moving to the US in 1920.

Trivia

He won the United States Chess Championship an amazing eight times after graduating from the University of Chicago in 1934 with a degree in accounting.

Family Life

His family immigrated to the United States when he was young.

Associated With

He competed against many World Champions including the legendary Emanuel Lasker.