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Let's Play Chess 06 Sep 1958, Sat The Montreal Star (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com
The Montreal Star, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, September 06, 1958
Bobby Fischer
Until now, we have reported that 14-year-old Bobby Fischer, the kid from Brooklyn who make a habit of violently upsetting the sacred cows of the chess world, was “holding his own” at the Interzonal Tourney, now under way at Portoroz, Yugoslavia.
He is no longer holding his own. He is surging ahead. He is now tied for 5th place with elite of the chess world, and shows every promise of qualifying for the Challenger's Tournament, next year, and a shot at the World Championship.
After 16 rounds, with five to be yet completed, his score is 9-6, and he is reported back in the form which carried him to the championship of the United States, last year.
He is still the “darling” of the spectators in the present event, and they are still plaguing him with questions and requests for his autograph; but he seems to have learned to live with them.
Present Standing
Standings to date, are as follows:
Mikhail Tal, USSR, 11-5;
Tigran Petrosian, USSR, 10½-5½;
Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland, 10-6;
Alexander Matanovic, Yugoslavia, 9½-5½;
Yuri Averbakh, USSR,
David Bronstein, USSR,
Bobby Fischer, USA,
Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia and
Ludek Pachman, Czechoslovakia, 9-6;
Pal Benko, Hungary,
Dr. Miroslav Filip, Czechoslovakia,
Oscar Panno, Argentina and
Laszlo Szabo, Hungary, 8½-6½;
Bent Larsen, Denmark, 7-8;
Otto Neikirch, Bulgaria, 7-9;
Raul Sanguinetti, Argentina, 6½-8½;
James Sherwin, USA, 6-9;
Hector Rossetto, Argentina, 5-10;
Rodolfo Cardoso, Philippines, 4-11;
Boris de Greif, Colombia, 2½-12½; and
Geza Fuster, Canada 2-14.
