WE CONTINUE TO FEATURE THE RESHEVSKY
VS HOY STORY:
QUESTION: WHAT HISTORICAL CONNECTION DOES THE GREAT
AMERICAN CHESS PRODIGY, TURNED UNITED STATES CHESS CHAMPION AND ONE OF
THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYER OF ALL TIME, SAMMY
RESHEVSKY HAVE IN COMMON WITH ALIEF HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON,
TX?
ANSWER: THEIR CHESS COACH - MR. BRUCE HOY.
Sammy
Reshevsky was an American chess prodigy just like the former World
Chess champion, the wonderkid Bobby Fisher. At age 8, Sammy had become
a big celebrity because of his chess prowess touring the United States
and Europe playing simultaneous exhibitions and defeating big time chess
players. He later became the United States chess champion. He almost became
the world chess champion, but somehow he never realized that dream. Many
years later, still of sound mind, Sammy
Reshevsky played Mr. Bruce Hoy. He was 75 years old during his visit
to Houston in 1986 at the defunct Houston Chess Studio in Jacksonvile
at the Heights.
Bruce went to the studio to play chess and they told him all chess activities
were suspended for that day because the man himself "Sammy the Champion"
was in town and was ready to play a simultaneous exhibition against interested
players of the club(simultaneous exhibition is playing against many players
at the same time). For a mere $25 entry fee Bruce had a date with history
and years later he "still thinks it was a great privilege and honor
to have played against one of the revered heroes of the Chess world".
Out of the 36 games Reshevsky played that day, he won all except one draw
match which was painful to him even though he didn't lose. To Sammy, the
draw was as though he had lost that game. True chess Champions possess
such fire and extraordinary drive in their belly - a drive to win every
game and that is what propels them to victory and separates them from
the rest of us. Though Bruce lost his game against the master, it was
not until he fought to the 31st move did he finally give up.
Remarkably, at 75, Sammy
Reshevsky was still a chess force to be reckoned with. His chess was
still good as though he was that 8 year old boy prodigy. There will be
more of this interesting story in the future. To learn more about Reshevsky
go to his link at the bottom of the page. You will be amazed by his accomplishments.
*STILL TO COME*
1. We will feature Hastings High School chess champion
and president of the club, "Minh" at a later date.
2. Albright Middle School Houston chess club.
3. Outley Elementary School Houston chess class.
4. For inspirational purposes we will feature Mr. Tolani Owosina -a brilliant
chess champion, a veteran of many chess Olympiads, winner of many big
tournaments and amongst the top finalist of a recent chess tournament
in Florida.
5. Some more good advice on Education from seasoned educators plus many
more good chess stuff.
6. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE "A VIEW FROM LONDON - CHESS INSIGHT"
HOSTED BY A SEASONED CHESS MASTER AND COACH BASED IN LONDON.
*SOME INTERESTING HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE OF WORLD CHESS*
Chess has been around for a very long time. As
far back as 1834 chess championships have been held before the inception
of the World Chess Federation(FIDE) - the International chess governing
body. These are the matches that have taken place so far.
*CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
ORGANIZED BY FIDE*
2000-2001: Kasparov
- Kamsky
1988-1990: Kasparov - Karpov
1985-1987: Kasparov - Karpov
1982-1984: Kasparov - Karpov (I), Kasparov
- Karpov (II), Kasparov - Karpov (III)
1979-1981: Karpov - Korchnoi
1976-1978: Karpov - Korchnoi
1973-1975: Karpov - Fischer
1970-1972: Fischer - Spassky
1967-1969: Spassky - Petrosian
1964-1966: Petrosian - Spassky
1961-1963: Petrosian - Botvinnik
1958-1960: Tal - Botvinnik
1955-1957: Smyslov - Botvinnik
1952-1954: Botvinnik - Smyslov
1949-1951: Botvinnik - Bronstein
*CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
BEFORE FIDE*
1937: Alekhine- Euwe
1935: Euwe - Alekhine
1934: Alekhine - Bogoljubov
1929: Alekhine - Bogoljubov
1927: Alekhine - Capablanca
1921: Capablanca - Lasker
1910: Lasker - Janowski
1910: Lasker - Schlechter
1909: Lasker - Janowski
1908: Lasker - Tarrascsh
1907: Lasker - Marshall
1896: Lasker - Steinitz
1894: Lasker - Steinitz
1892: Steinitz - Chigorin
1890: Steinitz - Gunsberg
1889: Steinitz - Chigorin
1886: Steinitz - Zukertort
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