ADeseret News and Salt Lake Telegram Salt Lake City, Utah Thursday, August 22, 1957
Bronx Youth Wins World's Junior Title
William Lombardy, a 19-year-old master from the Bronx, has been declared world junior chess champion in Toronto.
With his victory over Egypt's Ibrahim M. Bahgat in the final round, Lombardy remained untied and undefeated in all 11 games of the junior world tournament.
The sweep is the first to be recorded in an international tournament, according to Bernard Freedman of Toronto, vice president of the International Chess Federation.
The runner up was Mathias Gerusel of West Germany, with 9 points to Lombardy's 11.
Other countries that sent representatives were Russia, Egypt, South Africa, Sweden, Holland, the Philippines, Finland and Mexico.
Canada was allowed two entries in this fourth biennial event, which was held for the first time in North America.
The dark-haired intense Lombardy was pleased with his history-making sweep, which required only 400 moves, it was reported.
After his triumph, the CCNY junior recalled that he had first learned the basic chess moves at the age of nine. His teacher was a 10-year-old friend. “But he taught me to remove the Knight the wrong way,” he added wryly.
Lombardy doesn't believe that he can making a living through his genius for chess. He's taking a bachelor of science course, but hopes to become a doctor, “finances permitting.”
New Titleholder — Bobby Fischer, 14-year-old student at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, won the annual tournament for the open championship of the United States Chess Federation at the Manger Hotel in Cleveland.
Bobby finished in a tie with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York, the United States champion.
Each was credited with 10 of a possible 12 points. The tournament director, George Koltanowski of San Francisco, consulted the USCF “Blue Book” for a tie-breaking system, and declared Fischer to be the new champion. Bisguier was the defending title-holder.
