AThe Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, Tuesday, September 02, 1958
Atonement
Paradoxically, it is the atheistic, royalty-hating Russian Communists who dominate the one activity dealing with symbolic kings, queens and bishops.
This activity is chess.
There may be some question about whether the United States or Russia is ahead in the space race and the cold war, but in world chess competition the Russians have been tops for years. One reason is that the Russian government makes wards of its best chess players, freeing them from the necessity of earning a living.
But this year the United States came up with a chess sensation of its own—15-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., who won the U.S. championship.
Young Bobby and James Sherwin, U.S. international master, have been busy with international tournaments, matching their chess knowledge against the Russians and others.
Their fellow Americans wish Bobby and Sherwin well in this cold war of wits. Who knows, in years to come, Bobby might yet wrest the world championship for our country and atone for Sputnik.
