Chess 12 Jan 1961, Thu Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com
Let's Play Chess
Fischer Wins U.S. Title For 4th Time
By HAROLD LUNDSTROM
Bobby Fischer, who at 17 is the youngest international grandmaster in history, won the United States chess championship for the fourth consecutive year last weekend in New York. He finished with a score of 9-2.
THE FINAL STANDING
Fischer 9-2
Lombardy 7-4
Weinstein 6½-4½
Bisguier 6-5
Reshevsky 6-5
Sherwin 6-5
Kalme 5-6
Benko 4½-6½
Briner 4½-6½
Byrne 4½-6½
Saidy 4½-6½
Seidman 2½-8½
William Lombardy finished in second place, and Raymond Weinstein in third as the United States chess championship ended at the Empire Hotel.
Lombardy defeated Charles Kalme and Weinstein, beat Samuel Reshevsky. Reshevsky overstepped the time limit and ended the long game.
Bobby Fischer, who had already clinched the championship defeated Arthur Bisguier. Bisguier adopted a King's Indian defense and was forced to resign.
Tony Saidy beat Robert Byrne after mounting an attack against the black king. Pal Benko defeated Herbert Seidman on the white side of a King's Indian defense.
Hans Berliner in a fairly even middle-game position, blundered and lost to James Sherwin.
The international chess organization (FIDE) notified the tournament officials that the second and third place finishers, as well as the winner, would be eligible to compete for the world championship.
