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Samuel Reshevsky, an Uncommon card
Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Samuel Reshevsky quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samuel Reshevsky card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ for the World Chess Championship from the mid-1930s to the late 1960s.
Answer
contender. He was a contender for the World Chess Championship from the mid-1930s to the late 1960s. From the Samuel Reshevsky article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Benny Parsons. Benny Parsons 82 · Wayne Ferreira 78 · Samuel Reshevsky 69 · Mohonk Mountain House 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samuel Reshevsky article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Samuel Reshevsky
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Samuel Reshevsky in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Peter CareyUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 57
- Architecture of MesopotamiaUncommon · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 56
- Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the PillarUncommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 65
- Wayne FerreiraUncommon · Society · ATK 78 DEF 50
- Julián GilUncommon · Arts · ATK 70 DEF 58
- Andre EthierUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 58
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Samuel Reshevsky (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
