ANew York Times, New York, New York, Friday, December 25, 1959
Pawn Line Break Wins For Fischer
Champion's Maneuver Key To Victory Over Ault in U.S. Title Chess
The activities of the twelve players engaged in the United States chess championship tournament for the Lessing J. Rosenwald trophy came to a halt at the Manhattan Chess Club early yesterday morning and the long holiday rest was welcomed by all.
Play will be resumed at that club tomorrow afternoon, after which two rounds will be contested at the Marshall Chess Club.
After five rounds, with five adjourned games still pending, Bobby Fischer, the defending champion, and Samuel Reshevsky are first and second, respectively.
Herbert Seidman, whose defeat of Reshevsky was the only loss sustained by either of the leaders, is tied for third place with James T. Sherwin, who gained an additional point, yesterday, at the expense of Robin Ault.
Ault resigned his adjourned fourth-round game without further play. Unless other agreements are reached, the five unfinished games will be held over until next week.
Fischer's sixth-round victory over Ault resulted from his castling on the queen's side of the board and then breaking up the pawn line in front of the black king. Ault's queen was forced into the king's rook's square, leaving the way open for a forced checkmate.
Reshevsky likewise adopted vigorous tactics against Arthur B. Bisguier with an advance of his king's rook's pawn, which reached the sixth rank at the twenty-second move. There its strength was revealed in the fine combination worked out by Reshevsky, leading to a forced victory in thirty-three moves.
