ANew York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, January 07, 1958
Reshevsky Loses Game To Sherwin
Bows for First Time in U.S. Chess, Enabling Fischer to Take Tourney Lead
Samuel Reshevsky, international grandmaster, suffered his first defeat in the United States chess championship at the Manhattan Chess Club last night.
Bobby Fischer, 14-year-old Brooklyn prodigy, won and drew in the completion of two adjourned games to take first place from Reshevsky with a score of 10—2.
Fischer, the national open champion, won a most difficult ending after sixty-nine moves from Atilio De Camillo of Philadelphia in an eleventh-round test and drew with Arnold S. Denker in their twelfth round match in forty-nine moves.
Fischer will meet Abe Turner in the thirteenth and final round tonight at the Manhattan Chess Club. Reshevsky whose score is 9½—2½, must reckon with William Lombardy, the world junior champion. Fischer and Reshevsky will play the white pieces.
