ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, January 18, 1959
Fischer, Uhlmann Top Chess Roosts; 15-Year-Old Boy Dominates U.S. Picture — East German Swept English Laurels
With the close of the tournaments in New York and Hastings the international chess scene now is quiet.
Bobby Fischer retained his United States championship, while Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany gathered highest laurels in England.
The first opportunity for them to meet would be during May when, according to a reliable report from Switzerland, a jubilee tournament will be staged in Muenchenstein.
While this is virtually in Uhlmann's back yard, the distance and other considerations will operate adversely to the 15-year-old schoolboy now so effectively in a role recognized universally. Furthermore, Fischer doesn't want to miss his classes at Erasmus Hall High School.
Here are two examples of his skill in the recent United States championship:
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Fischer is not neglecting his practice. He excelled at rapid transit play in the weekly tournament at the Marshall Chess Club where, scoring 10½-2½, he shared the first two prizes with James T. Sherwin, No. 3 in the recent national competition. Jack W. Collins tied at 9½-3½ with Bernard Hill. Fifth prize went to Louis Levy, 9-4.
