ANew York Times, New York, New York, Friday, January 01, 1960
Fischer Captures 10th-Round Game
Brooklyn Player Sets Back Benko in 68 Moves and Keeps Lead in Chess
Bobby Fischer, United States chess champion, yesterday defeated Pal Benko, a Hungarian refugee, in sixty-eight moves in their adjourned game from the tenth round of the national championship at the Manhattan Chess Club.
The 16-year-old schoolboy's victory was accomplished mainly through a passed pawn on the QR file, supported by his king. The point thus gained left Fischer in first place with a score of 8½—1½. He has drawn three games and lost none. It was the only game scheduled yesterday.
Upon resumption, after forty-one moves, each of them had a rook and three pawns. Benko had sealed his last move, with little enough time to spare. In the opinion of experts, it was not quite the best at is disposal. However, he expected the loss of one of his pawns.
Fischer, with two connected passed pawns on the queen's side of the board, lost no time in advancing the rook and QR file step by step. Moreover, the black king was placed on black's second row. Benko continued to fight back, but the skill of his young adversary carried the game.
