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Nanaimo Daily News, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, January 05, 1959
Fischer Wins U.S. Chess Title
New York (CP)—Brooklyn's Bobby Fischer won the United States chess championship for the second time in a row Sunday night by drawing his 11th and final match against Robert Byrne of Indianapolis.
The 15-year-old high school student was the only undefeated player in the tournament. He had established himself strongly in first place Saturday night after an 86-move win over Arthur B. Bisguier, and he needed only a draw to clinch the title. He won six games and drew five.
Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y. drew with Paul Benko, a Hungarian refugee, after 14 moves. Reshevsky's final score of 7½-3½ was made up of five wins, five ties and one loss—to Fischer.
Fischer's defeat of the international grand master in the sixth round was the turning point in the tournament.
