Samuel Reshevsky: A Compendium of 1768 Chess Games, with Diagrams, Crosstables, Some Annotations, and Indexes

On November 26, 1911, Samuel Herman Reshevsky was born in Ozorkov, Poland. At age six he became a chess professional and for seventy years he was a force on the international chess scene. This is by a very large margin the most comprehensive collection of Reshevsky's games ever offered to the public. Arranged in chronological order, with mini-essays wrapping up each decade, the 1,768 games (match, tournament, exhibition, simultaneous, casual, speed, postal, blindfold and other) are given in full, many with diagrams. Three indexes: openings by traditional names, openings by ECO codes, and opponents.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Table of contents covers major competitions only. Acknowledgments         Introduction         xvii The Twenties 1920 European Simultaneous Tour         1921 American Simultaneous Tour         1922 New York, Round Robin Masters Tournament         1924 Detroit, 25th Western Chess Association Tournament         1927 Kalamazoo, First National Chess Federation Congress         1928 Detroit, Radio Game         The Thirties 1931 Tulsa, Western Chess Association Tournament         1932 Minneapolis, Western Chess Championship                  Pasadena, International Tournament         1933 Detroit, Western Chess Association Tournament         1934 New York, Offhand Game with Marshall                  New York, Simultaneous Display                  Chicago, Western Chess Association Championship                  Syracuse, International Tournament                  New York, Marshall Chess Club Championship                  New Bedford, Exhibition Game                  New York, Metropolitan League         1935 Margate, International Tournament                  Yarmouth, Major Open         1936 New York, U.S. Championships                  Nottingham, lnternational Tournament                  Washington, D.C., Blindfold Game                  New York, Metropolitan League         1937 New York, Metropolitan League                  Kemeri, lnternational Tournament                  Goteborg, Jonsson Match                  Stockholm, Olympiad                  Semmering-Baden, lnternational Tournament                  Hastings, lnternational Tournament         1938 New York, Metropolitan League                  New York, U.S. Championship                  Amsterdam, AVRO Tournament         1939 Leningrad-Moscow, International Tournament                  Washington, D.C., Consultation Game                  New York, Metropolitan League                  New York, Simultaneous Display                  New York, ACF Championship Preliminaries                  New York, ACF Championship Finals         The Forties 1940 New York, Metropolitan League                  New York, U.S. Championship                  New York, Lasker Memorial Simultaneous         1941 New York, U.S. Championship Match vs. Horowitz                  Hamilton, New York State Chess Association Meeting         1942 New York, U.S. Championship                  New York, U.S. Lightning Championship                  New York, U.S. Championship Match vs. Kashdan         1943 New York, U.S. Lightning Championship                  New York, Metropolitan Speed Championship         1944 New York, U.S. Lightning Championship                  Boston, U.S. Open                  New York, Manhattan Speed                  New York, Manhattan Victory Speed         1945 Hollywood, Pan-American Championship                  New York, Radio Match vs. U.S.S.R.         1946 Moscow, U.S.A. vs. U.S.S.R.                  New York, U.S. Championship         1947 New York, Radio Match vs. La Plata         1948 New York, Training Games                  New York, Telephone Match vs. Havana                  The Hague/Moscow, World Championship         The Fifties 1950 Detroit, Simultaneous Display                  Philadelphia, Simultaneous Display                  Los Angeles, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Radio Match vs. Yugoslavia                  Springfield, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Metropolitan League                  Dubrovnik, Olympiad                  Amsterdam, International Tournament         1951 New York, Exhibition Game                  New York, Wertheim Memorial                  New York, U.S. Championship Preliminaries                  New York, U.S. Championship Finals                  New York, Exhibition Game         1952 Salt Lake City, Blindfold                  Havana, International Tournament                  Three Cities, N,ajdorf Match (Championship of the West)                  New York, Gligoric Match                  Helsinski, Olympiad                  New York, Manhattan Anniversary Celebration         1953 Buenos Aires, Najdorf Match (Championship of the West)                  Zurich, Candidates Tournament         1954 San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous Display                  Battle Creek, Simultaneous Display                  New York, U.S.A. vs. U.S.S.R.                  New York, First Rosenwald Trophy Tournament         1955 Douglas, Simultaneous Display                  Lincoln, Simultaneous Display                  Omaha, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Metropolitan League                  New York, Training Event                  Moscow, U.S.A. vs U.S.S.R.                  San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous                  Long Beach, U.S. Open                  New York, Second Rosenwald Trophy Tournament         1956 Hollywood, Simultaneous Display                  San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous                  Boston, Simultaneous Display                  Oklahoma, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Lombardy March                  New York, Third Rosenwald Memorial Tournament         1957 Los Angeles, Simultaneous Display                  San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous                  Eugene, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Exhibition Game                  New York, Blindfold Exhibition                  New York, Bisguier Match                  New York, D. Byrne Match                  Dallas, lnternational Tournament                  New York, U.S. Championship         1958 Detroit, Simultaneous Display                  New York, Metropolitan League                  Munich, Olympiad                  Haifa-Tel Aviv, lnternational Tournament                  New York, U.S. Championship         1959 San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous                  New York, Metropolitan League                  New York, U.S. Championship         The Sixties 1960 New York, Metropolitan League                  Buenos Aires, lnternational Tournament                  New York, Benko Match                  New York, U.S. Championship         1961 San Francisco, Clock Simultaneous                  Eugene, Simultaneous Display                  New York/Los Angeles, Fischer Match         1962 New York, Steinmeyer Match                  New York, U.S. Championship         1963 Eugene, Simultaneous Display                  Los Angeles, U.S. Championship Playoff                  New York, Bisguier Match                  Santa Monica, First Piatigorsky Cup                  New York, U.S. Championship         1964 Eugene, Simultaneous Display                  Amsterdam, lnterzonal                  Amsterdam, lnterzonal Playoff, Portisch Match                  Tel Aviv, Olympiad         1965 Las Vegas, National Open                  New York, U.S. Championship         1966 Eugene, Simultaneous Display                  Mar del Plata, lnternational Tournament                  Santa Monica, Second Piatigorsky Cup                  New York, U.S. Championship         1967 Maribor, lnternational Tournament                  Sousse, lnterzonal         1968 Los Angeles, lnterzonal Playoff                  Amsterdam, Korchnoi Candidates Match                  Haifa, Simultaneous Display                  New York, U.S. Championship                  Lugano, Olympiad         1969 Miami, Exhibition                  Netanya, lnternational Tournament                  New York, U.S. Championship         The Seventies 1970 Miami, Exhibition                  Miami, Blindfold Simultaneous Display                  Belgrade, U.S.S.R. vs. The Rest of the World Match                  Herceg Novi, Blitz Tournament                  Skopje, lnternational Tournament                  Buenos Aires, lnternational Tournament                  Siegen, Olympiad                  Palma de Mallorca, lnterzonal         1971 Netanya, lnternational Tournament                  Ventura, U.S. Open                  Palma de Mallorca, lnternational Tournament         1972 New York, U.S. Championship         1973 Chicago, U.S. Championship Playoff                  Netanya, lnternational Tournament                  Petropolis, lnterzonal                  London, lnternational Tournament         1974 Nice, Olympiad                  Chicago, U.S. Championship                  New York, U.S. Open         1975 Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters                  Simultaneous                  Oberlin, U.S. Championship         1976 Skopje, lnternational Tournament         1977 Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters                  Amsterdam, lnternational Tournament                  Mentor, U.S. Championship         1978 Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters                  Vilnius, lnternational Tournament         1979 Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters                  Esbjerg, North Sea Cup         The Eighties 1980 Postal Games                  Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters         1981 Postal Games                  Lone Pine, Louis D. Statham Masters                  South Bend, U.S. Championship                  Jacksonville, U.S. Championship Playoff                  Kalamazoo, Simultaneous Display                  Saginaw, Simultaneous Display                  Postal Games         1982 Beer Sheeva, lnternational Tournament                  New York, CCA Summer lnternational Swiss                  Postal Games         1983 Postal Games                  New Platz, Training Matches                  Barcelona, lnternational Tournament                  Pasadena, U.S. Open                  New York, Rubinstein Memorial Open                  Pittsburgh, Simultaneous Display                  Postal Games         1984 Reykjavik, Open Swiss                  New York, New York Open                  Hollywood, Christiansen Match                  Postal Games         1985 Lugano, Open Swiss                  Toms River, Simultaneous Display                  Postal Games         1986 Reykjavik, Open Swiss                  Postal Games                  Detroit, Simultaneous Display                  Lake Charles, Simultaneous Display                  Postal Games                  New York, New York Open                  Philadelphia, World Open                  Somerset, U.S. Open                  Tel Aviv, Holon Open         1987 Lugano, Open Swiss                  Postal Games                  Philadelphia, World Open                  Postal Games         1988 Lugano, Open Swiss                  Postal Games                  Philadelphia, World Open                  Norwich, Simultaneous Display                  San Diego, Simultaneous Display                  Long Beach, Software Toolworks Open                  Belgrade, GMA Open         1989 Postal Games                  Moscow, GMA Open                  Palma de Mallorca, GMA Open         The Nineties 1990 Postal Games                  Las Vegas, Simultaneous Display                  Jacksonville, Simultaneous Display                  Jacksonville, U.S. Open         1991 Moscow, Veterans Tournament                  Moscow, Smyslov Match                  Postal Games         Openings lndex         ECO Openings lndex         Opponents lndex        

About the Author :
Stephen W. Gordon is a former winner of the U.S. Amateur Chess Championship. He lives in West Valley City, Utah.

Review :
“The definitive work on Reshevsky is meticulously researched...a fascinating mini-essay on each decade of Reshevsky’s life...every crucial crosstable”—Chess Life; “this oversize monster is by far the most complete work ever printed on Sammy Reshevsky. One of the giants of American chess, [he] was a world championship level competitor for four decades. Detailed player and opening indexes...an excellent addition to any chess library. It is, without any doubt, the best book ever written on this important and overlooked subject”—IM Jeremy Silman, (JeremySilman.com); “a magnificent resource for the chess historian...Gordon’s magnum opus covers eight decades of masterly play.... A mammoth 1,768 of Reshevsky’s games together with informative introductions to each decade. Assiduously researched and collated—a real treasure trove!”—British Chess Magazine; “a commendable record and tribute...majestic...clear, lucid and interesting”—The Compulsive Reader; “quite an accomplishment...immense biographical information...the most comprehensive collection of Reshevsky’s games ever offered to the public”—ChessCafe.com; “what a wonderful book”—ChessBase.