AThe Evening Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, August 27, 1957
“Impossible? Consider the case of Bobby Fischer, 14 Bobby started playing chess at the age of six, when most children are having a hard time learning to read. On Aug. 17 he was declared the winner of the U.S. open tournament in Cleveland, the youngest player ever to gain this honor. This tourney was the strongest ever held, ie, had the largest amount of masters competing.”
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“The biggest dispute in the tournament was when directors made a mistake in scoring and awarded the title to Arthur Bisguier, 26, defending champion. A recount revealed that the 14 year old Fischer was the winner. The championship is not decided by an elimination system.”
