ASunday Gazette-Mail, Charleston, West Virginia, Sunday, January 03, 1960
After completion of seven of the scheduled eleven rounds of play in the United States championship tournament, defending title-holder Bobby Fischer led Samuel Reshevsky by one-half point (5½-1½ to 5-2).
As it was the two previous times, the tourney is again a two-man fight for first place, with Fischer again having a slight edge. But if nobody in American chess seems able to top young Grandmaster Fischer, it is also true that nobody else, except Fischer, can top Grandmaster Reshevsky.
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FISCHER remains undefeated, with three draws against him; while Reshevsky drew twice but lost once (to Seidman who later bowed to Bobby in only 17 moves). Apparently it was a mistake to include U.S. junior champion Robin Ault, as he lost his first six games.
The meeting between Fischer and Reshevsky this year should be something to see. Can the old master defeat his young nemesis?
