ANew York Times, New York, New York, Monday, August 11, 1958
Fischer, Sherwin Set Back In Chess
Both American entries were defeated last night in the interzonal chess tournament at Portoroz, according to a report form Yugoslavia.
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, lost with the black pieces to Pal Benko, a Hungarian refugee who reached the United States by way of Iceland a year ago.
Laszlo Szabo, who has been for many years the leading exponent of the game in Hungary, defeated James T. Sherwin of New York. Sherwin has yet to score. Fischer has a score of 1½-1½, with one game adjourned.
The only other fourth-round winners were Tigran Petrosian and Yuri Auerbach of Russia. Petrosian took the lead with 3-1. Benko, 2½-½, is tied with Mikhail Tal, Soviet grandmaster, who adjourned in the fourth round with Alexander Matanovic of Yugoslavia.
