Sammy Reshevsky

Samuel Herman Rzeszewski (Sammy Reshevsky) was born in Poland in 1912 and died in New York in 1992. From the time I was 11 or 12 years of age, Reshevsky was my hero. I read about Capablanca, Morphy, Staunton, and all the other "greats," but I credited Sammy with "teaching" me the game. By the time I was sixteen I frequented the public park where the game was played, largely by old timers who had plenty of time on their hands. By the time I was a senior in high school, I had played a one-time state champion to a draw!

In my adult life, I found the game to be a wonderful pastime for many years, until the constraints of the profession withdrew from me the time to engage in it properly. I had the pleasure of teaching a number of children the game. I hope some of them pursued it into adulthood. The best performance I had in tournament play was in a county tournament, where I was runner-up. I had a winning position in the final game, but lost it through haste. Never hurry the game. (I have a doggone second-place trophy to remind me of this in perpetuity.) Never show mercy; never continue play in a clearly lost position, resignation is the more honorable course; and never, ever throw a game.

Samuel Reshevsky 1912 - 1992 RIP

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