AThe Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, January 26, 1958
U.S. Championship Notes
The full cross-table of the tournament for the U.S. chess championship shows the decisive character of Bobby Fischer's victory. The 14-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy was the only undefeated player, with everyone else losing at least twice.
Reshevsky did very poorly against his top three opponents but made up by scoring 9-1 against the rest of the field. The least predictable result was the lowly score of Defending Champion Arthur Bisguier. One explanation was that he was working on a full-time job throughout the tournament, as indeed were a number of other players.
