AThe Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, Sunday, January 11, 1959
Fischer Cops Rosenwald
Young Bobby Fischer, who last year won just about every American chess honor, including the U.S. championship (junior, open, and U.S. C.F.), forced Donald Byrne to accept a draw in the final round of this year's Rosenwald U.S.C.F. tournament to assure himself a clear win. Fischer went undefeated in the event, and won over Reshevsky in their individual game to drop the Western Hemisphere champion to second place.
Fischer had the added satisfaction of finishing higher than Pal Benko, who placed third to Fischer's fifth in the recent interzonal at Portoroz, Yugoslavia, though both qualified for the World Candidates' tournament coming up this summer.
With no notable exception, the field in the Rosenwald included all the strongest players in the U.S. Fischer, thus remains the “man” to beat.
