ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, July 14, 1957
Bobby Fischer is Ahead
San Francisco, July 13—After seven rounds of the tournament for the national junior chess championship. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, the defending champion, is leading with a score of 6½-½. Bobby is followed by Gilbert Ramirez of this city with 6—1. Eight states are represented among the thirty-three entries and George Koltanowski of San Francisco, former champion of Belgium, is directing the play.
The leaders met in the fifth round, wherein they drew a King's Indian defense in twenty-five moves. Fischer won from Stephen Sholomson of Los Angeles in the sixth round after thirty-two moves of a Pirc defense.
Fischer adopted the King's Indian defense in round 7 against Mike Bredoff of Redwood City and won in twenty-nine moves.
Other leaders, Sholomson, Leonard Hill, San Francisco; and Robert Walker, Portland, Ore., have scores of 5—2.
