AThe Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 29, 1957
Rosenwald Tourney For U. S. Championship
The Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament, to be played at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York from Dec. 15, 1957 to Jan. 05, 1958, will also decide the U.S. Chess Championship. The tournament will be sponsored jointly by the U.S. Chess Federation and the American Chess Foundation.
The top 13 players on the latest official rating list are being invited to participate. Bobby Fischer, U.S. Open champion, will complete the list of 14 who will play a round-robin tournament for the title.
Fischer Clinches Match
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 14-year-old U.S. Open and Junior champion, clinched his match with Rodolpho Cardoso, junior champion of the Philippine Islands, when he drew the sixth game to run his score up to 4½-1½.
The match, being played at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York, has two more games to go, but Fischer can no longer be overtaken. Following are games from the match.
