ANew York Times, New York, New York, Monday, January 06, 1958
Reshevsky Beats Kramer In Chess
Wins Eleventh-Round Test After 30 Moves to Take U.S. Tourney Lead
Samuel Reshevsky's white king was still in the center of the board, on its original square, when early yesterday morning George Kramer resigned to him their postponed eleventh-round game in the United States championship for the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy at the Manhattan Chess Club.
It was not a so-called “fighting king,” nor did the king's rook operate at any time, except as a reserve force. After thirty moves, at the end of a five-hour session, the international grand master gained a point and first place with a score of 9—1.
Strongly Posted Knight
Bobby Fischer, the national open champion, who is making a brilliant bid for the higher title, was second at 8½—1½. Because of adjourned games, these positions are tentative.
The Nimzo-Indian defense adopted by Kramer was turned into a stonewall Dutch defense, supporting a strongly posted knight. Reshevsky refrained from capture of a pawn when Kramer castled and the latter swapped king's bishop for a knight.
The remaining white knight was powerfully located at KB4 and was destined to play a major part in white's eventual triumph. With his sixteenth, P-KR4, Reshevsky committed himself on the king's side and so did Kramer at his seventeenth. Reshevsky came back sharply with queen's pawn to the fifth, which was the turning point. With his twenty-third, Q-B7, Reshevsky challenged an exchange of queens, which Kramer had to sidestep, but at cost of a knight, which had been constantly out of play.
The black counterattack was futile and Reshevsky calmly annexed the black queen's rook which also had been out of play. He had a saving move ready when Kramer launched his last threat with QxP on his twenty-eighth move.
Leaders Adjourn Matches
The two leaders both adjourned their twelfth-round games after forty moves last night. Their opponents held equal positions. Reshevsky faced Edmar Mednis and Fischer opposed Arnold S. Denker.
Three games were decided. James T. Sherwin defeated Arthur B. Bisguier in a Ruy Lopez lasting forty moves. Kramer won from Sidney Bernstein in a King's Indian defense in twenty-seven moves.
A draw was recorded between Atillio Di Camillo and Arthur Feuerstein in another King's Indian defense, which went to thirty-seven moves.
Two other games, between Abe Turner and Hans Berliner and William Lombardy and Herbert Seidman, were adjourned after forty moves.
