AChicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Sunday, December 28, 1958
Fischer, 15, Holds Lead in U.S. Chess
New York, Dec. 27—Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15 year old United States chess champion, and Donald Byrne of Valparaiso, Ind., agreed to a draw after 48 moves in the seventh round of the annual United States championship Saturday.
Fischer conducted the black pieces, and although he was on the defensive in the opening, he soon took the aggressive, sacrificed the exchange and, from then on, set the pace.
They agreed to the draw when preparations had been made to adjourn after a five hour session. Fischer then led the field of 12 with a score of 4½-1½. He still had an unfinished game from the fourth round. He will meet Larry Evans, second with 4-1, in the eighth round.
The fist game to be finished in the seventh round was a draw in 35 moves between Charles Kalme of Philadelphia and William Lombardy, City College of New York and world junior champion.
