ANew York Times, New York, New York, Monday, September 09, 1957
Cardoso Sets Back Fischer In 40 Moves
Rodolfo T. Cardoso of Manila, the junior chess champion of the Philippine, enjoyed the rare distinction yesterday of defeating Bobby Fischer, the 14-year-old national open champion from Brooklyn.
It happened in forty moves in the third game of their eight-game match at the Manhattan Chess Club.
Each has now won once. Fischer is a pawn ahead in the adjourned first game.
For the third time, the Sicilian defense was employed. Fischer, with the black pieces, followed conventional lines and castled at his eighth move. Cardoso followed suit on the ninth.
At his thirteenth, Cardoso declined to exchange his queen for two rooks. On the twentieth move Fischer won a pawn and appeared to have the game well in hand. However, on the thirtieth move, he erred in capturing a second pawn.
This loss of time gave Cardoso a chance for a counter-attack on the king's side of the board. Fischer, trying to avoid a perpetual check, lost more time with his thirty-fourth move, whereupon the position reached a climax and, with P-K6 on his thirty-sixth turn. Cardoso brought about a mating position.
