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The Game of Kings 21 Jun 1958, Sat The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com
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Frank R. Anderson leads Ross Siemms 2-1 in their tie-breaking match for the Toronto city championship.
Bobby Fischer left N.Y. last Wednesday by Sabena Airlines to fulfill an invitation to the USSR. He was accompanied by his sister Joan, 21-year-old graduate nurse. In August Bobby will play in the Interzonal tourney of the FIDE at Portoroz, Yugoslavia.
Fourteen colleges and universities in the USA were able to include exhibitions by S. Reshevsky on his recent tour, thanks to the American Chess Foundation.
100 years ago to-day, Paul Morphy reached Liverpool from N.Y. His intention was to play in the Birmingham tourney but found that it was postponed to late August, so set off for London. Here he engaged in informal play with the leading experts while waiting for Howard Staunton to make arrangements for their match.
