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The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Monday, January 05, 1959
Chess
Fifteen-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn won his second straight national championship in New York when he drew with Robert Byrne of Indianapolis in 28 moves. That gave Fischer an 8½-2½ record. Samuel Reshevsky of New York finished second with 7½-3½.
Fischer Nears Title In Chess 04 Jan 1959, Sun Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) Newspapers.com
Fischer Nears Title In Chess
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen-year-old Bobby Fischer of New York moved within one-half point of winning his second straight National chess championship Saturday night when he defeated Arthur B. Bisguier of New York in 86 moves.
The victory in a 10th-round adjourned match gave Fisher an 8-2 standing compared to 7-3 of veteran Samuel Reshevsky.
In other matches world junior champion William Lombardy of New York defeated Larry Evans New York in 41 moves and Robert Byrne of Indianapolis turned back Edmar Mednis, New York University student in 48. Charles Kalme Philadelphia and Paul Benko, Hungarian exile, played 50 moves to a draw.
Chess Champ Again 05 Jan 1959, Mon Evening Telegraph (Derby, Derbyshire, England) Newspapers.com
Chess champ again
Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Bobby Fischer yesterday won the United States chess championship for the second successive year.
