AEdmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Saturday, January 11, 1958
14-Year-Old Chess Champion
New York (CP) — Bobby Fischer, 14-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy, is the new chess champion of the United States.
He finished the 13-round tournament with 10½ points, drawing in the final round with Abe Turner, who played a queen's Indian defense. After 18 moves, Turner offered a draw and Fischer accepted.
At this point, Samuel Reshevsky of New York, an international grandmaster, was engaged in an exciting match with William Lombardy, world junior champion, and stood a chance of equaling Fischer's score.
Lombardy, however, engineered a dangerous attack against the white king on the open king's knight's file, and eventually succeeded, Reshevsky resigning on the 41st move.
Reshevsky finished second in the tournament, with 9½ points.
