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Chess For All 08 Feb 1958, Sat Nantwich Chronicle (Nantwich, Cheshire, England) Newspapers.com
Chess For All by G. Chesters
The U.S. Chess Championship was won recently by 14-year-old Bobby Fischer for the second time in succession. The standard was very high, his opponents including Sammy Reshevsky, not long since rated one of the top twelve in the world.
His rise has been phenomenal and few people will be surprised if he finishes among the leaders in the inter-zonal tournament in August and thus qualifies for the final eliminating stage for the world title.
This success over Reshevsky is that more noteworthy when we read that “Sammy” recently won what was probably the strongest New World chess event since 1951. This tournament, held in Dallas in Texas, was sponsored by oil companies, a habit which it is hoped they will frequently adopt in the future, since cash and more tournament play are the two factors most badly needed by the western chess world. Here is the result of this mighty Dallas tournament:—
A celebrated field. Gligoric, you recall, beat Soviet grandmaster Paul Keres (pronounced Keresh) in this year's Hastings tournament.
In the diagram, Bobby Fischer wins quickly. Set the position up on your board and try to find the win without handling the pieces, i.e., as if you are under match conditions.
