ANew York Times, New York, New York, Monday, December 09, 1957
Fischer Turns Back Feuerstein In Chess
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 14-year-old national open chess champion, yesterday defeated Arthur Feuerstein at the Manhattan Chess Club in the first game of the tournament for the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy.
Fischer had the white pieces in a Sicilian defense, wherein both castled on the king's side of the board. While Feuerstein advanced his pawn from the queen's side, Fischer drove his king's rook's pawn, first to the fifth and then to the sixth rank, creating a break in the black pawn line.
The open champion retained the initiative as the struggle turned into a skirmish of the four knights. Finally, after an exchange of pawns, which left one of the black rooks stranded awkwardly, Fischer obtained control of the open queen's file.
At that stage the boy had a distinct advantage in position. Both became pressed for time and had to make nine moves in five minutes. Fischer retained his advantage, won a piece and scored in forty-four moves.
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