ATampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Thursday, September 10, 1959
Chess Whiz, 16, Wins Match In International
Bled, Yugoslavia (AP)—Sixteen-year-old Bobby Fischer of New York, the world's youngest chess grandmaster, yesterday defeated Soviet grandmaster Paul Keres in an adjourned first round match of the International Challengers Tournament.
The match between Fischer and Keres, who at 43 is the oldest in the eight-man tournament, was adjourned Monday with the American youth holding a slight advantage. After 50 minutes of play yesterday, Fischer checkmated Keres after 55 moves.
But Bobby also went down to defeat. He bowed to Soviet grandmaster Tigran Petrosian in the 69th move of their second round match adjourned from Tuesday.
Paul Benko, American grandmaster from New York, won his second round adjourned match, defeating Iceland's Fridrik Olafsson after 55 moves.
Benko and Fischer meet in the third round today.
