Bisguier's Loss Gives Fischer Chess Lead

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Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Wednesday, December 28, 1960

Bisguier's Loss Gives Fischer Chess Lead
©1960 New York Times
New York—Arthur Bisguier dropped from a tie for the lead in the sixth round of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the United States championship Monday by losing to Hans Berliner, former New York State champion.
Bisguier had declined white's queen gambit with the somewhat speculative Vienna variation, in which he is expert, in the match at the Empire Hotel.
After winning a pawn, Bisguier had the liability of an insecure king. He aggravated this problem by castling on the queen side, where white had open lines and strong forces. After losing his queen for insufficient compensation, Bisguier resigned.
Seventeen-year-old Bobby Fischer regained sole possession of first place by winning from Herbert Seidman who, to surprise his young opponent, had defended Fischer's Ruy Lopez with the dangerous Marshall gambit.
At his 13th move Seidman, in a highly speculative attacking gesture, pushed forward the pawn in front of his king. Fischer sacrificed the exchange. He was able to lead the game into an ending in which he not only had a queen against two rooks, but also a passing pawn, the black king being exposed. This added up to resignation for black.