Updated Feb 20, 2026
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(Sunday)
Died
Nationality
Sport
Chess
Languages
English, Polish
Education
University of Chicago
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
猪 Pig
Name Origin
English < Akkadian (šamû)
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Samuel Reshevsky: American chess player.
Born in Ozorków (died at age 80).
Studied at University of Chicago.
The name Samuel means 'God has set' or 'God has placed'.
Biography
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 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.
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Samuel Reshevsky was born in Ozorków.
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