Photo of Chess Grandmaster Sammy Reschevsky, at 8 Years Old, Playing 20 Simultaneous Games Against Experts at West Point Military Acadamy

Sammy Reshevsky (8 years old, lower right, and recently arrived from Poland) playing 20 simultaneous games of chess, against experts at West Point Military Acadamy in 1920.

I’d never heard of him until I saw this photo in one of my old chess books. But until 1958, when he was eclipsed by Bobby Fischer, he was the top name in American chess for 38 years.

You can read a fascinating New York Times article about Sammy’s life and career here:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6D61738F934A35757C0A964958260

Madame Monet

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