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Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Monday, January 05, 1959
Bobby Fischer Retains U.S. Chess Crown
New York, Jan. 4 (AP)—Bobby Fischer, the 15 year old Brooklyn whiz kid, retained his national chess championship Sunday when he drew with Robert Byrne of Indianapolis in 28 moves.
That gave Fischer an 8½-2½ record. Bobby didn't lose a match, but a draw counts a half point in the losing column.
Samuel Reshevsky of New York, the only grand master competing, finished second with 7½-3½. His only loss was to Fischer. He drew with Paul Benko, a Hungarian refugee, in 14 moves in his final match.
