ACourier-Post, Camden, New Jersey, Thursday, July 11, 1957
All American chess players are aware of the rapid rise of Bobby Fischer, 14-year-old Brooklyn lad, to prominence in the game. It may surprise many of them, however to learn that Bobby recently defeated Samuel Reshevsky, long recognized as our our No. 1 player. The score of the game is appended below.
Of course Bobby isn't quite as good as the preceding paragraph might imply. His victory over Reshevsky came in a blindfold simultaneous exhibition by the American ace at the Manhattan Chess Club, played at the speed of 10 seconds a move. Three of the other experts as well as young Fischer defeated Reshevsky, while he won at six boards.
