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Bobby Fischer wins 1960-1961 United States Chess Champion, fourth straight year. Anthony Saidy stands near. Original b/w photographer unknown. Source: Chess Review, February 1961. https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CR-ALL/CR1961/CR1961_All.pdf

January 01 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Pal Benko United States Championship (1960/61), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Jan-01 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36) 1/2-1/2

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 01, 1961 — Fischer Leads, 5-1 In U.S. Title Chess — Bobby Fischer, 17-year-old Brooklynite who has won the United States chess championship for the last three years, is leading the current tournament with a score of 5-1, according to a report from the New York Times. Fischer has moved along smoothly without the loss of a game, defeating Raymond Weinstein, William Lombardy, Hans Berliner and Herbert Seidman and drawing against Charles Kalme and former U.S. champion Samuel Reshevsky.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, January 01, 1961 — Fischer Seems Certain Of Retaining U.S. Title — The American chess prodigy, 17-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, seems certain of holding on to his title for at least another year as the Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the United States Championship nears a close in New York.
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January 03 1961

Arthur Bisguier vs Robert James Fischer United States Championship (1960/61), New York, NY USA, rd 11, Jan-03 Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 0-1

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, January 03, 1961 — Fischer Retains U.S. Chess Title: 4th Straight Victory Clinched by Draw Against Benko — Bobby Fischer, the 17-year-old international grandmaster, last night won his fourth straight United States chess championship at the Hotel Empire. The Brooklyn boy, considered the finest American chess player since Paul Morphy, clinched the title by drawing with Pal Benko, the Hungarian grandmaster.
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January 04 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, January 04, 1961 — Key Draw Recorded: Match With Benko Clinched Chess Title for Fischer — The score of the tenth-round match in which Bobby Fischer clinched the United States chess championship at the Hotel Empire on Monday night was released yesterday. The 17-year-old Brooklyn grandmaster offered a draw to Pal Benko, which Benko accepted, thereby giving the title to Fischer for the fourth straight time.
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January 05 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, January 05, 1961 — Lombardy Takes Second In Chess: Beats Kalme in Final Round —Weinstein Sets Back Reshevsky for Third — William Lombardy finished in second place and Raymond Weinstein in third last night as the United States chess championship ended at the Empire Hotel. Lombardy defeated Charles Kalme and Weinstein beat Samuel Reshevsky.
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January 06 1961

Closeup portrait of Bobby Fischer, New York, NY January 06, 1961. Original b/w photo by Richard Meek/Sports Illustrated. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/closeup-portrait-of-bobby-fischer-new-york-ny-1-6-1961-news-photo/81421841

Closeup portrait of Bobby Fischer, New York, NY January 06, 1961. Original b/w photo by Richard Meek/Sports Illustrated. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/closeup-portrait-of-bobby-fischer-new-york-ny-1-6-1961-news-photo/81476793

Closeup portrait of chess champion Bobby Fischer and sister Joan, New York, NY January 06, 1961. Original b/w photo by Richard Meek/Sports Illustrated. https://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/news-photo/closeup-portrait-of-bobby-fischer-new-york-ny-1-6-1961-news-photo/81429801

January 07 1961

The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Saturday, January 07, 1961
TRIUMPHANT for the fourth time is Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, who at 17 has won his fourth straight United States chess championship. ★

• The Montreal Star, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Saturday January 07, 1961 — 17-year-old Bobby Fischer Is Top U.S. Chess Champion — Bobby Fischer, the 17-year-old chess genius from Brooklyn, has done it again. For the fourth straight year he has emerged Chess Champion of the United States. Clinching the title with a clear two-point lead with one round yet to be finished, the youngster convinced even the loudest of his many critics that he is the greatest chess player in America today.
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January 08 1961

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, January 08, 1961 — Fischer Tops Field In New York — It's That Boy Again! Last week Bobby Fischer, the 17-year-old international grandmaster, won his fourth straight United States chess championship in New York. Fischer, considered by many as the greatest American players since Paul Morphy in the 1850's, clinched the title by drawing Pal Benko, the Hungarian grandmaster.
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• The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, January 08, 1961 — Fischer Wins Again To Retain U.S. Title — Bobby Fischer, who at 17 is the youngest international grandmaster in history has clinched the United States chess championship for the fourth year in succession, according to a report from the New York Times. With one round to go, Fischer's score of 8-2 can no longer be equaled by any of his rivals in the tournament at the Hotel Empire in New York.
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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sunday, January 08, 1961 — Chess Has Benefited From Robert Fischer — Most chess fans need not stretch their memories too far to recall the depression years, the invasion of Ethiopia by Mussolini's legions, the invasion of Poland and consequent war declarations, Pearl Harbor, Dunkirk, the clamour for a second front.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, January 08, 1961 — Fischer's Triumph Detailed — Bobby Fischer's victory over Arthur B. Bisguier in the final round of the United States championship tournament at the Empire Hotel and Raymond Weinstein's triumph over Samuel Reshevsky.

January 14 1961

• Monroe Morning World Monroe, Louisiana Saturday, January 14, 1961 — Reaching For Stars — People who go through life discouraged because they are not the best in the world may owe their disappointment to those who say anyone can be president if he tries hard enough or that he can be a champion at anything if he is determined enough. Most people can't do those things but they can be good enough to live satisfactory lives.
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January 15 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 15, 1961 — Fischer Easy Winner In Fourth Title Tourney — Bobby Fischer, boy wizard of the chess world, was in top form in his fourth straight victory in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the U.S. chess championship. He finished two full points ahead of the field, winning seven games and drawing four for a final score of 9-2.
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January 19 1961

• Orlando Evening Star Orlando, Florida Thursday, January 19, 1961 — The United States Championship — The United States Championship just completed was won by 17-year-old Bobby Fischer with a score of 9-2. William Lombardi was second in the twelve man round-robin event with 7-4. Raymond Weinstein was third with 6½-4½. Included in the field were Grand masters Reshevsky and Benko and United States Open Champion Byrne. Fischer seems to be improving with every tournament and now offers a serious challenge for the World Championship.
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• The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Thursday, January 19, 1961 — Old Man's Game? — Bobby Fischer, the American chess champion for the fourth straight year, is a shaggy-browed veteran of 18. He has held the title since he was 14…Winner of second place in the national tournament was a 23-year-old named Bill Lombardy…And third was Ray Weinstein, a 19-year-old college junior.
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January 20 1961

Bobby Fischer Wins United States Chess Champion Title Fourth Straight Year, January 21, 1961, USCF Chess Life. Original photographer unknown. https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1961/1961_All.pdf

• The Pensacola News Pensacola, Florida Friday, January 20, 1961 — Changing His Luck — Bobby Fischer, 17-year-old Brooklyn youth who recently defended his U.S. chess championship, has become a skiing enthusiast. At the Country Club in Grossinger, N.Y., Bobby (left) is shown getting some pointers from skimeister Tony Kastner.

January 21 1961

• The Indianapolis News Indianapolis, Indiana Saturday, January 21, 1961 — Bobby Fischer Simultaneous Prison Exhibition Match — BOBBY FISCHER, four times American chess champ, who will be 18 in March, says chess is just a game, not a science. He is destined to be a world champion according to chess experts. Recently Bobby put on exhibition in the New York city prison and played the 20 best in the prison simultaneously…”
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January 23 1961

• Sports Illustrated, January 23, 1961 — The Genius From Brooklyn — Bobby Fischer has now won the U.S. chess championship for the fourth consecutive year, and since he will not be 18 until March, this means he has been sole possessor of the title ever since he was 14 years old. What made his most recent triumph particularly meaningful, however, was the fact that the players who pressed him hardest are not much older than he is. Read More

January 24 1961

• Los Angeles Mirror, Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, January 24, 1961 — ‘Thinking Is Good For You!’ Local Chess Fancier Insists — Most teenagers are afraid to play chess because they're afraid to think, says Lina Grumette, national membership chairman of the U.S. Chess Federation. “They think you must have an exaggerated brain to be good at it.
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January 25 1961

Isaac Kashdan reports on Harry Borochow and Bobby Fischer at the Ambassador Hotel, Wednesday, February 01, 1961:
“In a similar exhibition at the Ambassador Hotel last Wednesday Fischer faced 50 opponents and an equal number had to be turned down. The youthful champions won 40 games, lost three to Antonio Loera of Los Angeles, D.C. McKenna of Claremont and Robert W. Moore of Red Bluff. Draws were recorded by Robert Cooper, Herbert Goldhamer, Kenneth Hense, Robert Katz, Tauno Saila, Wasily Skriabin and Kurt Smith. Harry Borochow was the referee.”

Robert Fischer (White) v. Robert W. Moore (Black) Red Bluff, California.
Simultaneous in Los Angeles, January 25, 1961.
This is the "lost game" that turned up in a George Koltanowski column and only recently pointed out!

Descriptive Notation 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 5. N-QB3 P-QR3 6. B-KN5 P-K3 7. Q-B3 B-K2 8. 0-0-0 QN-Q2 9. R-N1 0-0 10. P-KN4 Q-B2 11. B-K3 P-QN4 12. P-N5 N-K4 13. Q-R3 N-K1 14. P-B4 N-B5 15. BxN QxB 16. P-R3 P-N3 17. P-B5 KPxP 18. PxP N-N2 19. Q-B3 BxBP 20. N-Q5 QR-K1 21. N-B6ch BxN 22. PxB B-K5 23. Q-B2 N-B4 24. NxN BxN 25. B-R6 R-K7 26. QxB Q-R7 27. Resigns

Algebraic Notation: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. 0-0-0 Nd7 9. Rg1 0-0 10. g4 Qc7 11. Be3 b5 12. g5 Ne5 13. Qh3 Ne8 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. a3 g6 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Ng7 19. Qf3 Bxf5 20. Nd5 Re8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. gxf6 Be4 23. Qf2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bh6 Re2 26. Qxf5 Qa2 27. 0-1

January 26 1961

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, January 26, 1961 — Fischer Wins Again — Seventeen-year-old Bobby Fischer has won the United States championship for the fourth successive year, and has now played 44 games in this tournament without a single defeat. Bobby, with his single-minded dedication to chess (in Leipzig he'd never heard of Goethe) is the prototype of the fictional chessmaster but a rarity among real life ones.
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January 29 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 29, 1961 — Grandmasters Will Give Exhibitions — A first in Los Angeles chess history was recorded last weekend when four American grandmasters met here, more by accident than design. Champion Bobby Fischer flew in from New York for a short business visit, Samuel Reshevsky was on an exhibition tour and Larry Evans, who came for a look, may stay on.
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• The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee Sunday, January 29, 1961 — Chess Players Take Their Hobby Seriously — Proof that the game is not a preserve of the aged is the fact that the current national champion is 17-year-old Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y. who recently successfully defended his title for the third successive year, having won it originally at the age of 14.
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January 30 1961

Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, Hollywood, California, Monday, January 30, 1961

Chess Master To Perform
Los Angeles chess enthusiasts can see one of the best in the game in competition this week with the appearance here of 17-year-old international chess master Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn, four-time U.S. Champion.
Fischer, undefeated in a game in the country since 1957, is expected to be America's first world chess champion—an honor which Russian chessmasters have monopolized. Bobby's local appearance will be at the Ambassador Hotel Boulevard Room Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. He will play simultaneous matches with 35 opponents.

February 01 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Kenneth Hense Simul, 50b (1961) (exhibition), Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles CA USA, Feb-01 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C75) 1/2-1/2

February 02 1961

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, February 02, 1961 — Fischer's opportunism — Part of Bobby Fischer's success is due to the persistence with which he struggles for the initiative during the entire game. His strategic plans are always well barbed with tactical asides, so that his opponents never have a breathing space; while in American tournaments he has the aura of invincibility which comes from four successive championship wins without loss of a game.
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February 04 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, February 04, 1961 — Chess On The Arctic Rim — On his way to the Chess Olympics at Leipzig, American champion Bobby Fischer stopped off at Reykjavik, Iceland. A small tourney was arranged with four of the leading local experts which Fischer won 3½-½ pts., ahead of Ingi Johannsson, 2½-1½, Fridrik Olafsson, 2-2, A. Gudmundsson 1-3 each and F. Thorbergsson, 1-3.
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• The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, February 04, 1961 — Warm-Up In Iceland — Robert Fischer, the 17-year-old genius who has dominated American chess for the last four years, stopped off at Reykjavik, Iceland, on his way to head the USA team in the Olympics at Leipzig. A small tourney was at once arranged with leading Icelandic masters, with Fischer winning.
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February 05 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 05, 1961 — Fischer Exhibition — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer, extending his visit to Los Angeles, will play simultaneously in the Hollywood Room of the Hotel Knickerbocker, starting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The charge for players will be $3.50 and for spectators $1.50. Players are requested to bring their own sets.
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February 15 1961

Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, Wednesday, February 15, 1961
Teen Chess Champion
Bobby Fischer, 17, left, all-American boy from Brooklyn and four-year national champion of the egghead world of chess, stops for a game with Valley Teen Center Chess Club member, Ted Schroeder, during recent Southland tour. Sitting in on game is Councilman Pat McGee, adult advisor of the chess club which meets at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Center, 17400 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys. ★

February 16 1961

Daily Herald, London, London, England, Thursday, February 16, 1961

Tom Phillips Says: TAKE A TIP FROM CHESS KING BOBBY
Meet the teenager with a lesson for Britain's too timid sportsmen.
BOBBY FISCHER, not 18 until next month, is one of the world's most remarkable men in sport. His line—chess.
And he is so good that the day may not be far off when his native America wrests the world title from the Russians.
Fischer is so remarkable that he has won the United States chess championship for four years. Already he has had the honour of being awarded the title of Master of Chess by the Russians.
He must be a really astonishing lad because the youth of America is plunging seriously into this tough, mental game with a zest that one would never expect.
Bobby's success secret? To give the customers fun and games by attacking.

ALL OUT
He goes all-out to win. He scorns the defensive strategies played by many of the Russian masters and describes such gambits as cowardly.
The brashness of youth apart, he has proved his point. Repeatedly he has had his onlooking admirers frantic with despair in vital games when he was hopelessly licked.
Then, with a daring, inspired master-move, he has turned defeat into victory, leaving his bewildered opponents no option but to resign and go home to spend sleepless nights wondering what hit them and how Bobby Fischer did it.

ATTACK NOW!
There is a lesson for authorities in all British sports which are slumping sadly at the box office.
Attack! Go all out to win!
Ace-bowler Jim Laker has flayed the top cricket people who are responsible for dull, boring Tests because of defensive tactics.
The Rugger people are seeking to change the laws to brighten up the game.
Soccer is only drawing the crowds where the teams are playing fast, win-or-bust matches.
Attack, attack, attack! With blinding skill, of course, like Bobby Fischer does.
I remember that great snooker playing Joe Davis telling me: “Tom, I will never become a defensive player. I'd rather attack and lose than defend and win.
“Before I'd become a defensive player I'd break my favourite cue. The crowds pay for entertainment, not boredom.
“So, as long as I play, I'll give them plenty of fun.”
Well, didn't this last Test series between Australia and the West Indies keep you breathless right until the end? Let's hope we have that sort of cricket here this summer! ★

February 19 1961

• The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Sunday, February 19, 1961 — Fischer Leads Ratings; Reshevsky Is Second — Three guesses as to who's on top in the new ratings of America's top chess players. Of course, you'll only need one guess, because everybody knows that Brooklyn's famous Robert Fischer, American champion for four consecutive years, has a firm grip on the coveted No. 1 position.
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March 07 1961

Casual chess between Bobby Fischer and U.S. Women's Champion Lisa Lane, New York, March 07, 1961. The games closed after two days, on March 09, 1961. Original b/w photograph by Wil Blanche/Sports Illustrated. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://bobby-fischer-1961.blogspot.com https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/casual-portrait-of-chess-champion-lisa-lane-during-chess-news-photo/1080983118

Casual chess between Bobby Fischer and U.S. Women's Champion Lisa Lane, New York, March 07, 1961. The games closed after two days, on March 09, 1961. Original b/w photograph by Wil Blanche/Sports Illustrated. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://bobby-fischer-1961.blogspot.com https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/casual-portrait-of-chess-champion-lisa-lane-during-chess-news-photo/1080983120

Casual chess between Bobby Fischer and U.S. Women's Champion Lisa Lane, New York, March 07, 1961. The games closed after two days, on March 09, 1961. Original b/w photograph by Wil Blanche/Sports Illustrated. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://bobby-fischer-1961.blogspot.com https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/casual-portrait-of-chess-champion-lisa-lane-during-informal-news-photo/1079559188

March 09 1961

The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday, March 11, 1961 — Bobby Fischer born March 09, 1943 — Among those born on this date are: Gordon McRae, baritone; Jack Kerouac, beat nik author; Bobby Fischer, champion chess player; Benjamin C. Blodgett, composer; Vaino Alfred Tanner, Norwegian political leader. ★

March 14 1961

The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday, March 14, 1961 —A match for the world championship of chess will begin Wednesday in Moscow between Mikhail Tal of Latvia and Mikhail Botvinnik of Moscow.
They will play 24 games and the first to get 12½ points will be the winner. Tal, the 24-year-old present world champion will retain his title if he gets 12 points.
Worldwide eliminations are already underway to pick an opponent to challenge the winner. Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old U.S. champion from Brooklyn carries the main hope to bring the title to this country. ★

March 15 1961

The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Wednesday, March 15, 1961 — Game For The Young — National Chess Week in Progress — Hundreds of young chess players are taking part in “National Chess Week,” which began on Sunday. It is organised by the British Chess Federation to publicise the game and win new members for its thousand-odd affiliated clubs.
Chess is a young man's game just now. The British champion, Jonathan Penrose, is 27; the world champion, Tal, is three years younger; the American champion, grandmaster Bobby Fischer, is not yet 18. In this country, chess owes must of its present strength to its enormous growth among school-children since the war. Many of them are among the teenagers who are playing “old stagers” in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Swansea, Sale and Worcester. The old stagers start at 20. ★

March 17 1961

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, March 17, 1961 — Master Meets Master — If the world champion does have something of the air of the genius liable to burn himself out, at the present time his chess stamina is practically inexhaustible. After the final round at Leipzig, in which he lost to Penrose, Tal went to the American players' rooms in the hotel and offered to play five-minute games with Fischer.
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March 21 1961

March 21, 1961 Committee for Non-Violent Action (CNVA) during their two-continent trek from San Francisco, California to Moscow, Russia protesting for nuclear disarmament by both U.S.A./Western Collective and the Soviet Union. (Behind hiking boot) Unknown, Regina Fischer, Jerry Lehmann, Barton Stone and Bea Burnette. Original b/w photo via Smith Archive. https://www.alamy.com/walking-peace-walk-committee-plan-walk-san-fransisco-moscow-21-march-1961-image623262983.html?imageid=42B2C5B5-B4AB-4CA7-BF68-547A87741C86&p=868092&pn=1&searchId=aa99202f92ba8f93534c3018c06ef539&searchtype=0

March 26 1961

“Cyril Pustan was, to all intents and purposes, an ordinary working man, but his life story is nothing short of extraordinary. He took part in events which arguably helped shape the modern world, in particular our views on weapons of mass destruction. Cyril was part of the San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace in 1961, had tea with Nina Krushchev, wife of then-Russian premier Nikita Krushchev, and he married Regina Wender Fischer, mother of chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer.” — https://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2022/how-uncle-cyril-saved-the-world.php

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Sunday, March 26, 1961 — Taking the Long, Long Trail to Peace: Eighteen Determined Pacifists Here En Route From San Francisco; Some Hope to Reach Moscow — Youngest of the Peace Walkers is Allan Hoffman, 19, a New York artist. The group includes 10 men and eight women. One of the women is Mrs. Regina Fischer, mother of United States Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn.
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April 02 1961

• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, April 02, 1961 — Botvinnik - Fischer Crown — It is too early to predict the outcome, but it is obvious that the 49-year-old challenger is playing far better chess now than last year. He seems to have solved the problem of the 24-year-old champion's swashbuckling tactics. We believe that Botvinnik will win back the crown and hold it until Bobby Fischer takes it away from him.
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April 16 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, April 16, 1961 — Botvinnik Widens Lead In Title Match — The four winners earned the right to represent Russia in the Interzonal Tournament later this year. Here they will meet Bobby Fischer, William Lombardy and Raymond Weinstein of the United States, and winners of other zonal tournaments throughout the world.
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May 11 1961

• The Evening Sun Hanover, Pennsylvania Thursday, May 11, 1961 — Lisa Lane Hasn't Met Her Match — For one thing, Lisa says, all chess players aren't elderly. The U.S. Men's Champion, Bobby Fischer, is younger than Lisa. They aren't all anti-social — “I have a social life. I have my chess friends — we have 30-30 parties (30 moves in 30 minutes) and non-chess friends — we go to movies and plays.”
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May 14 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, May 14, 1961 — Bobby Fischer Hailed: Botvinnik Cites U.S. Player as Chess Title Prospect — Mikhail Botvinnik, who yesterday regained the world chess title, said today that Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and a Yugoslav were the only two non-Soviet prospects for the elimination tourney that will decide the challenger two years hence.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 14, 1961 — Fischer Vs. Reshevsky — For some time there have been attempts to bring together in match play Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, who at 18 has already held the United States chess championship for four years, and his predecessor, Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y. Each is a grandmaster and ambitious to contend for the world championship, should an opportunity develop.
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May 17 1961

• Press and Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, New York Wednesday, May 17, 1961 — Bobby Fischer Exhibition Match — Bobby Fischer the U.S. champion for the last 4 years, was in town and put on two exhibitions where he played several opponents simultaneously. “I played against him both times, paying $3.50 each time for the privilege. In the 1st game, I played badly—losing in 26 moves.
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May 20 1961

The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Saturday, May 20, 1961 — Chess Match Funds Asked — Arrangements are being made for a chess match between Robert Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky. Fischer is the present U.S. champion and Reshevsky is the runner-up and former U.S. champion.
This match will be watched internationally, particularly in Russia, because Fischer is regarded as a real threat to the Russians, who have held the world championship since 1948.
The match calls for the playing of 16 games, four in New York, eight in Los Angeles and the last four in New York. The contestant who gets 8½ points or more will be declared the winner, a win counting for a full point and a draw counting for a half point.
It is necessary to raise a total of $7,000 to sponsor the match. New York has raised $3,000 and Los Angeles must raise $3,000 plus $1,000, the cost of transporting the two contestants from New York, where they live, to Los Angeles and return. Los Angeles has raised $2,000.
The American Chess Foundation, 1372 Broadway, New York, is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. Hence, any one sending funds is entitled to tax exemption similar to that given to a charitable organization so designated by the Treasury Department.
Before the match can be publicized as official, we in California have to raise an additional $2,000. Mail checks to the foundation.—Alexander Bisno, Los Angeles. ★

May 22 1961

• Evening Standard, London, Greater London, England, Monday, May 22, 1961 — For the Top Masters: £4000 A Year Plus A Pension: Why Russia Rules the Chessboard — A 49-year-old greying, bespectacled electrical engineer named Mikhail Botvinnik has just given 40 million Russian sports fans their biggest shock for many years. Sports fans? Yes.
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May 27 1961

The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, May 27, 1961— Seven grandmasters, representing Yugoslavia, in addition to Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Paul Keres and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, have been invited to play in the international tournament at the Yugoslav Casino, September 2 to October 5. Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky will play for the United States.
Others invited are Oscar Panno, Argentina, Wolfgang Unzicker, West Germany, Laszlo Szabo, Hungary, Dr. Max Euwe, the Netherlands, Ludek Pachman, Czechoslovakia, and Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland.
A prize fund of $6,100 will be divided among the first ten. The other ten will receive $10.00 for each winning point. There will be special awards for brilliancy and the best combination.
William Lombardy of this city, former world junior champion, has accepted an invitation to play at Zurich, May 27 to June 11. ★

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, May 27, 1961 — Morphy Movie Biography — “Chess Life” reports that Frances Parkinson Keyes' novel “The Chess Players” is under negotiation as a possible motion picture. Dealing with the life and love of Paul Morphy, there is speculation that Bobby Fischer, USA champion, may play the role of Morphy in the movie.
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May 29 1961

Mr. Sussman, she may not be “just like you” but she's certainly just like me and billions of others who desire “No more war,” such as the 400,000 youth who would turn out to Woodstock by 1969, and raise no issue with Socialism; “Public roads, Public-owned schools, Public-owned libraries, et cetera”. Your ole McCarthyism working overtime there a bit? wasn't it, Mr. Sussman.

Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, Tennessee, Monday, May 29, 1961

‘Walk For Peace’—A group of ‘Walk for Peace’ marchers crosses Columbus Circle at entrance to New York City's Central Park yesterday after hiking from San Francisco, where they started Dec. 1, 1960. The “peace walkers” will leave by plane for Europe where they will continue hike through London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw en route to Moscow. They hope to arrive in the Soviet Capital in the fall. ★

Our Town by Barry Sussman
A picture on page two in today's Herald Courier shows a group of persons in New York, part way along in a protest march from San Francisco to Moscow. What they are protesting doesn't matter much here.
It happens that one of the marchers is a woman named Mrs. Regina Fischer. I saw her name among them in an earlier story, when the group was passing through Illinois.
Mrs. Fischer is a registered nurse from Brooklyn, N. Y. It happens that for a period of several weeks in 1957, I had steady contact with Mrs. Fischer, back in Brooklyn.
And it also happens that she is the mother of Bobby Fischer, the boy who was United States Chess Champion at 15 and recognized as an International Grand Master at 17.
Now whenever someone does something as extravagant as taking a year or so from her life just to walk—not even to climb a mountain—then she somehow impresses the world as, let's face it, an oddball, a crank, a food-faddist, the kind of persons George Orwell saw as forming the core of English Socialists. Someone, at any rate, who is not like you and me.
Well, Mrs. Fischer is not like you and me. When I met her, she had just applied for a developmental reading class sponsored by the Brooklyn Public Library. The purpose of the class varied according to the student's needs, but no class was suited to Mrs. Fischer's needs: she didn't need anything.
Test scores showed that she read at slightly under 1,000 words a minute, with almost total understanding. Her vocabulary left her falling over the percentile cliff—she was in the 99th percentile among college graduates, the highest score possible.
Oddly enough, she said she hadn't read at all in the past ten years, except for the morning papers. She read them in the subway, and not at all the way you and I would read if we were in the subway. She would stand up, strap-hanging, and look over the paper of someone sitting down. She read, then, upside down.
Mrs. Fischer said she wanted the class to get back in the swing of books, because she was about to take further college courses in nursing. She attended for awhile, then dropped out. That was the last I saw of her until the other day, in the picture.
Of course, whenever her son made news—and he has been written up in LIFE, THE NEW YORKER, PAGEANT, and repeatedly in the NEW YORK TIMES—I thought of his mother. When it was announced that a book reviewer paid $1,000 to send Bobby to Argentina for a chess competition because no fund existed to send the U.S. chess champion abroad and the family couldn't afford it, I thought of Mrs. Fischer, a quiet, calm genius taking another night course in nursing.
Mrs. Fischer didn't protest those days. If I didn't know the woman, her current protest march would leave me cold—I generally side with Orwell. I don't know why she is walking, maybe the subways having something to do with it, but Mrs. Fischer doesn't leave me cold. Unfortunately, I can't figure her out. All I can do is remind myself that she isn't like you and me.

June 01 1961

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, June 01, 1961 — The Marshall Attack — The Marshall is the best known of these counter-attacks, and it reaps a steady annual haul of victims in club and county chess. However, it rarely catches grandmasters, most of whom regard it as unsound. This week's game, taken from the 1961 United States championship, shows a typical failed Marshall.
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June 03 1961

Regina Fischer, June 03-05, 1961 leading 'Ban the Bomb' protest in London during the San Francisco, California to Moscow, Russia Walkers for Peace, by the Committee for Non-Violence Action and Nuclear Disarmament. Original b/w photo via Smith Archive. https://www.alamy.com/regina-fischer-in-front-of-a-protest-ban-the-bomb-in-london-3-june-1961-image623816184.html?imageid=8F8F67BF-0878-446E-B032-D416424B9796&p=868092&pn=1&searchId=2333460f50e5dc38e3f570236e117c43&searchtype=0

The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, June 03, 1961

Ten million Russian chess players…
Why are Russians beating the world at chess? Is there an inherent Slav genius for the game, are the Russians more intellectual at games of strategy, or is it just the mathematical fact that there are more chess players in Russia than anywhere else?
A former British chess champion, C. H. O'D. Alexander, believes that the encouragement given in the USSR to chess players is the reason. Master players have considerable status. They can travel abroad. They are not seduced by the bridge players, as in other parts of Europe and North America. And there are ten million of them registered in clubs.
It was not always thus. In the last century the great matches were first Anglo-French. Then came the 21-year-old American from New Orleans, Paul Morphy, and later the German leaders Steinitz and Lasker held the championship for over 50 years. After that came Capablanca, the Cuban, and then Alekhine, a Russian.
Now Mikhail Botvinnik, at the age of 50, has defeated Mikhail Tal, aged 24. It is considered an imposing feat, and only one non-Russian, the American Bobby Fischer, is considered a possible rival.
But the remainder of the century, there is an ominous threat: Ernest Kim is growing up. Not too fast, it is hoped, for Kim at the age of five was the champion of Tashkent (in Ubekistan), a notable title. And at that age, Kim was described as “about the level of the average British championship player.” ★

June 04 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 04, 1961 — Fischer Vs. Reshevsky — The match between U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and his chief rival Samuel Reshevsky is virtually assured, with agreement on the basic playing conditions, and most of the match fund underwritten by sponsors in New York and Los Angeles. It is planned that the first four games will be played in New York, the next eight at the Herman Steiner Chess Club here, and the remaining four in New York.
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June 11 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 11, 1961 — Champions Matched At Beverly Hilton Hotel — The Los Angeles portion of the match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky will have a gala premier Thursday evening, July 27, in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It is planned that a large chess wallboard will be set up on which moves will be duplicated as they are made in the match game.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, June 11, 1961 — 16 Match Game Between Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky — On the national scene, efforts are being made to arrange a 16-game match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and the veteran grandmaster, Samuel Reshevsky. Eight of the games would be contested in New York and the rest at Los Angeles.
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June 15 1961

Swiss-born American physician and political activist Regina Fischer (later Pustan) (1913 - 1997) aboard cross-channel ferry 'Normannia' surrounded by fellow anti-nuclear protesters after she jumped overboard in the port of Le Havre en route to Moscow, Le Havre, France, June 15, 1961. She was the mother of the brilliant chess champion Bobby Fischer. Original b/w photo by Express Newspapers.

June 17 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, June 17, 1961 — Fischer-Reshevsky Match — A 16 game match is in prospect between veteran Samuel Reshevsky and 17 year old Bobby Fischer, who has in recent years taken over the USA title. The aim is to share the games and $7,000 expense between N.Y. and Los Angeles. The American Chess Foundation, N.Y. and the Herman Steiner Chess Club, L.A., are endeavoring to find the funds.
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June 22 1961

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, June 22, 1961 — Fischer - Reshevsky Summer Match — Meanwhile, an interesting match has been arranged for this summer between Bobby Fischer, who at 18 has already been American champion four years running, and the veteran grandmaster Reshevsky, unbeaten in match play.

June 25 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, June 25, 1961 — 16 Game Match Between Reshevsky-Fischer — Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, and Samuel Reshevsky, a former champion, are making preparations for their sixteen-game match, scheduled to begin at the Hotel Empire, Broadway and Sixty-third Street, on July 16. Eight games will be contested in New York and eight at the Steiner Chess Studio in Los Angeles.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 25, 1961 — Fischer Vs. Reshevsky at Herman Steiner Chess Club — The chess players who enjoy watching the masters in action will have a rare opportunity in the eight match games between U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky. Tickets will be priced at $2 for the opening session in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday evening, July 27.
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June 29 1961

The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, Thursday, June 29, 1961 — COMING: Chess authority Miles Herbert, explaining the game and playing with champion Bobby Fischer, age 18, on this Sunday's Camera Three telecast, 11:30 a.m. Ch 5. ★

6.41 [276] Camera Three: The Curious Tensions of Chess
02 Jul 1961 CBS Sunday, Host James Macandrew, Synopsis: A background history of the game, a discussion about our expertise in developing the young masters even though the Soviets bred the oldtime greats, topped by a so-called "crash" game between Miles Herbert and the 18-year-old U.S. champ, Bobby Fischer, adds up to an interesting adventure with an age-old indoor sport.

June 30 1961

• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Friday, June 30, 1961 — Intellectual Sport — “Camera Three” explores the history of chess and its irregular status as both an intellectual pursuit and a competitive sport in “The Curious Tension of Chess” Sunday morning at 11:30 o'clock over Channels 2 and 3. Chess authority Miles Herbert traces the colorful history of the game and explains how it is played.
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July 02 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 02, 1961 — Jose Ferrer Match M.C. of Fischer-Reshevsky Match — Jose Ferrer, stage and screen star who has added ability at chess to his many talents, will be the master of ceremonies at the opening game of the Los Angeles portion of the match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and chief rival Samuel Reshevsky.
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July 03 1961

• Naugatuck Daily News, Naugatuck, Connecticut, Monday, July 03, 1961 — Television In Review — The talk was too hurried and a four-minute ‘crash’ game between champion Bobby Fischer and chess authority Miles Herbert was concealed by the glare of studio lights on the board. Herbert, in describing chess as ‘a game of murder, an outlet for the violent instincts of man,’ sounded like a press agent whooping it up for a new TV Western.
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July 09 1961

• The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, July 09, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky to Start Match in N.Y. — The long awaited match between 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion for the last four years, and veteran former champion Samuel Reshevsky will start next Sunday at the Hotel Empire in New York. Four games will be completed there before the players fly to Los Angeles on July 26.
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July 15 1961

• The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saturday, July 15, 1961 — Age vs. Youth Battle — Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old USA champion, will meet veteran grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky, 50, in a set match of 16 games starting tomorrow at New York. Reshevsky, himself a one-time prodigy, was displaced by Fischer four years ago as top man of American chess.
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July 16 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Jul-16 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97) 1-0

Round one of the Bobby Fischer-Samuel Reshevsky Chess Tournament, July 16, 1961. Source: August 1961 Chess Life https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1961/1961_All.pdf

The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 16, 1961
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 16, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Start Match Today — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 18-year-old U.S. chess champion, and his chief rival Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y., face each other today in the first game of their match at the Empire Hotel in New York. Both players have been away from their usual chess haunts and have been seriously engaged in preparation for the event.
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• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, July 16, 1961 — Fischer-Reshevsky — The long-awaited match between Bobby Fischer and Sammy Reshevsky will start July 16 and will consist of 16 games. It seems that the majority of international experts are picking Reshevsky to win. We'll admit that he has never lost a match and that he is one of the world's leading players; yet we feel that Fischer is potentially the greatest player of all time.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, July 16, 1961 — 16-Game Match Between Fischer and Reshevsky Gets Underway — The 16-Game Match between U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and former titleholder Samuel Reshevsky gets under way today at the Empire Hotel in New York. There will be four games in New York, then the scene will shift to Los Angeles for eight games, with the final four contests again scheduled for New York.
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July 17 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, July 17, 1961 — Reshevsky Meets Fischer In Chess: First Game of Match Here Adjourned on 43d Move — Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer began a sixteen-game chess match for the George P. Edgar Trophy yesterday at the Empire Hotel. Reshevsky is 49 years old, Fischer is 18. The game was adjourned after forty-three moves.
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July 18 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Jul-18 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0

The (Fischer-Reshevsky) matches started with four games in New York. Here are Reshevsky (left) and Fischer hard at it in the Hotel Empire during the second game, July 18, 1961. New York 'crowds' were slim. Source: Chess Review, September 1961. Original b/w photographer unknown. https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CR-ALL/CR1961/CR1961_All.pdf

• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, July 18, 1961 — Former Chess Champ Beats Bobby Fischer — New York, July 17 (UPI) — Samuel Reshevsky, former United States chess champion, today defeated Bobby Fischer, 18, present title holder, in the first game of their 16 game match for the George P. Edgar trophy.

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, July 18, 1961 — Reshevsky Beats Fischer In Chess — Samuel Reshevsky defeated Bobby Fischer last night at the Manhattan Chess Club in the first game of their sixteen-game match for the George P. Edgar Trophy. The former United States champion won after sixty moves, Reshevsky, playing white, defeated the present national titleholder after play was resumed following a Sunday night adjournment.
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• The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday, July 18, 1961 — Samuel Reshevsky vs. Bobby Fischer, Won 1st Game of Match — Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y., won the first in a 16-game series of chess matches with U.S. champion Bobby Fischer, 18, of Brooklyn, N.Y. The first game between the former champ and Bobby lasted two nights.
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July 19 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, July 19, 1961 — Fischer Turns Back Reshevsky In Chess — Bobby Fischer defeated Samuel Reshevsky in thirty-eight moves last night at the Manhattan Chess Club. Reshevsky had won the first game of their chess series in sixty games Monday night. Reshevsky, on the black side, used the Sicilian defense. He followed the “dragon” variation, which Mikhail Botvinnik of the Soviet Union had adopted against Alexander Alekhine his predecessor as world champion.
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• The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida Wednesday, July 19, 1961 — Chess Match — New York, July 18 (AP)—The second match in the 16-game series for the George P. Edgar chess trophy will be played tonight with Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old national champion playing white. Samuel Reshevsky won the first game last night.

July 20 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), New York, NY USA, rd 3, Jul-20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1/2-1/2

July 21 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, July 21, 1961 — Reshevsky Holds Fischer To Draw: Chess Rivals Remain Tied After 25-Move Match — Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer played to a draw after twenty-five moves last night at the Empire Hotel in the third game of their sixteen-game series. They thus remained even, 1½-1½. Fischer, playing black, set up a Nimzowitsch defense that resulted in an exchange of a bishop for a knight on the fifth move.
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July 22 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, July 22, 1961 — The West and the World Championship — On the question of the chances for a player from the West winning the world championship, the former British champion, C.H.O'D. Alexander has given his views in the Long “Sunday Times”: “Every match for the world championship since the War has been between Russians.
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July 24 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), New York, NY USA, rd 4, Jul-24 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1/2-1/2

July 25 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, July 25, 1961 — Chess Game A Draw: Fischer, Reshevsky End 4th Contest After 43 Moves — The fourth game in the sixteen-game chess series between the United States champion Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, and Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y., ended in a draw last night. The players each took forty-three moves before agreeing on the no-contest decision.
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July 26 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, July 26, 1961 — Reshevsky, Fischer Off To Coast Today — Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer will leave for Los Angeles today where they are scheduled to meet tomorrow in the fifth game of their sixteen-game chess match. Eight games will be played on the Coast before the grandmasters return here to complete the series for the George P. Edgar Trophy.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, July 26, 1961 — Reshevsky, Fischer Tied 2-2 in Chess — New York—With the scores even at 1½ points each, Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer started play in the fourth game of their 16-game chess match for the George P. Edgar Trophy at the Hotel Empire here Monday night. The result was a draw in 42 moves, which required the entire five-hour session.
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July 27 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 5, Jul-27 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42) 0-1

Samuel Reshevsky and Robert J. Fischer starting their first game at the Beverley Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Half-hidden by the placard with Fischer's name is Jose Ferrer. Fischer waits while Reshevsky studies his first move. Their 1961 tournament took place in New York and California. Original photo by Herbert Dallinger & courtesy of James B. Hunt

Samuel Reshevsky and Robert James 'Bobby' Fischer in chess tournament. The final position from the 5th game is on the board from July 27, 1961 Original b/w photo from Los Angeles Herald Examiner Collection. Photo caption reads: “The quiet matching of wits in chess championship match: Bobby Fischer, 18 (right) finally defeated Samuel Reshevsky, 45, in 6 1/2 hours. Standing (left) is referee Irving Rivise; right, Promoter Alexander Bisno.” Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 5, Jul-27 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42) 0-1 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008403 https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/27917

Jacqueline Piatigorsky and Bobby Fischer at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 1961. Original b/w photo by unknown photographer.

Original b/w photographer unknown. (Left to right) Samuel Reshevsky, Robert James Fischer, Jacqueline Piatigorsky, unknown, Jose Ferrer, Lina Grumette, 1961, Los Angeles, California.

Sixteen-year-old Bobby Fischer, standing. Samuel Reshevsky is shown playing a game with actor Jose Ferrer in Los Angeles, 1961. Original b/w photo via AP/Times Herald-Record.

Sixteen-year-old Bobby Fischer, standing. Samuel Reshevsky is shown playing a game with actor Jose Ferrer in Los Angeles, 1961. Original b/w photo via unknown, featured in Chess Review, September 1961, p. 267. https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/fischer5.html

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 27, 1961 — Chess Champions To Start Matches Today — Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion, will compete against Sam Reshevsky, former U.S. chess champion, in a series of matches to start today at 7:30 p.m. at the Beverley Hilton. Actor Jose Ferrer will be master of ceremonies, with Irving Rivise as referee.
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• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Thursday, July 27, 1961 — Chess Titlist, 18, Meets Ex-Champ — Beverley Hills, July 26 —(UPI)—National chess champion Bobby Fischer will meet former United States titleholder Samuel Reshevsky tomorrow at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in the first of a series of special Southern California matches. Fischer, 18, has won the U.S. chess crown for the past four years.
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July 28 1961

Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Friday, July 28, 1961 — AP Dispatches: Bobby Fischer vs. Samuel Reshevsky — Bobby Fischer, the U.S. chess champion, and Samuel Reshevsky, his top opponent, have their chess game in Beverly Hills, Calif., adjourned until Monday night. The game had lasted five hours and each player had made 42 moves… ★

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Friday, July 28, 1961 — Reshevsky and Fischer Open Chess Matches — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and his top opponent, Sam Reshevsky, Thursday night opened the first of a series of eight matches to be held here. Fischer and Reshevsky, vying for the George P. Edgar Trophy, played their first game before about 350 chess enthusiasts at the Beverly Hilton.
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• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Friday, July 28, 1961 — Chess Match to Resume Monday — Beverly Hills, July 28—(AP)—A couple of chess players have something to think about between now and Monday. Early this morning, after five hours of play, a game between U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and his top opponent, Samuel Reshevsky, was adjourned until Monday night.
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July 29 1961

• Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan Saturday, July 29, 1961 — It's (Yawn) Your Move Next, Bob — A couple of chess players have something to think about between now and Monday. Early this morning, after five hours of play, a game between U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and his top opponent, Samuel Reshevsky, was adjourned until Monday night.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, July 29, 1961 — Fischer Assumes Chess Advantage: Reshevsky a Pawn Down as 42-Move Game Is Put Off — Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky adjourned the fifth contest of their sixteen-game chess series after forty-two moves last night in a queen's gambit declined. Reshevsky had won the first game and Fischer the second.
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July 30 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 6, Jul-30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1/2-1/2

Audience attending the Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, July 30, 1961 Fischer-Reshevsky Chess Tournament, Herman Steiner Chess Club, Los Angeles, California. Original b/w photographer unknown. https://worldchesshof.org/exhibit/memorable-life-glimpse-complex-mind-bobby-fischer

Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, July 30, 1961 Fischer-Reshevsky Chess Tournament, Sixth Round, Herman Steiner Chess Club, Los Angeles, California. Original b/w photographer unknown.

Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, July 30, 1961 Fischer-Reshevsky Chess Tournament, Sixth Round, Herman Steiner Chess Club, Los Angeles, California. Original b/w photographer unknown.

Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, July 30, 1961 Fischer-Reshevsky Chess Tournament, Sixth Round, Herman Steiner Chess Club, Los Angeles, California. Original b/w photographer unknown.

Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, July 30, 1961 Fischer-Reshevsky Chess Tournament, Sixth Round, Herman Steiner Chess Club, Los Angeles, California. Original b/w photographer unknown.

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 30, 1961 — Fischer Favored In Adjourned Game — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky played for a grueling five hours before a packed house without coming to a decision in the fifth game of their match Thursday evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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July 31 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, July 31, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Draw — Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old United States chess champion, and Samuel Reshevsky played to a draw tonight in the sixth game of their sixteen-game series for the George P. Edgar Trophy. The series stands at a victory each and three draws, plus one adjournment.
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• The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho Monday, July 31, 1961 — Chess Champs Play off Draw — Chess champions Bobby Fischer and Sam Reshevsky played to a draw last night in the sixth game of their series for the George P. Edgar trophy. The 16-match series continues tonight at the Herman Steiner chess club in West Los Angeles. Fischer and his older opponent will finish the fifth game, which was unfinished last Thursday at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
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August 01 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 7, Aug-01 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal. Ragozin Variation (E51) 1-0

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, August 01, 1961 — Fischer Is Favored In Adjourned Game — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, holding a favorable position, is expected to win from Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y., when the adjourned fifth game of their sixteen-game chess series is resumed in Los Angeles. Fischer was a pawn ahead, three to two, in a rook-and-pawn ending.
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• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, August 01, 1961 — Youth Wins Game in Chess Series — 18-year-old Bobby Fischer Monday night won a chess game he and Samuel Reshevsky started last Thursday.Fischer, United States chess champion, won when Reshevsky resigned after 57 moves. He and Reshevsky are playing a 16-game series for the George P. Edgar trophy.
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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tuesday, August 01, 1961 — Chess Experts Play to Draw — Bobby Fischer, 18, U.S. chess champion, and ex-Champion Samuel Reshevsky played to a draw last night in the sixth game of their 16-game series for the George P. Edgar trophy. The series stands at a victory each and three draws, plus one adjournment.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, August 01, 1961 — Fischer Wins Game No. 5 in Chess Series — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer out-played ex-champion Sam Reshevsky in 57 moves Monday in the fifth game of a 16-game series for the George P. Edgar Trophy. The fifth game, which opened the Los Angeles portion of the series last Thursday at the Beverly Hilton, was ended at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8801 Cashio St.
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• The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho Tuesday, August 01, 1961 — Boy Player Is Chess Leader — Bobby Fischer, 18, the boy wonder of chess, defeated 49-year-old Samuel Reshevsky last night in a match at the Herman Steiner Chess club. The victory left the series at two games for Fischer, one for Reshevsky and three draws. The two masters play again tonight at the club and a near-capacity crowd is expected.
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August 02 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, August 02, 1961 — U.S. Champion Fischer Loses Chess Round — Samuel Reshevsky defeated U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer in 28 moves Tuesday night to advance to a 2-2 tie after seven games in their 16-game, $6,000 series. Three of the seven games have ended in draws. Reshevsky, 49, former U.S. champion, held only a slight edge in the game when on the 28th move his 18-year-old opponent took a pawn.
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• The Journal News White Plains, New York Wednesday, August 02, 1961 — Reshevsky Win Ties Chess Series — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer was defeated by Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y. yesterday to cause a tie in their 16-game, $6,000 series. Fischer of Brooklyn, facing certain defeat after moving into a Reshevsky trap, resigned.
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• Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Wednesday, August 02, 1961 — Champion Defeated In Chess Match — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer was defeated by Samuel Reshevsky yesterday to advance to tie in their 16-game $6,000 series. Fischer is from Brooklyn and Reshevsky lives at Spring Valley.

• The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho Wednesday, August 02, 1961 — Evened up — Samuel Reshevsky, 49, evened his chess series with 18-year-old Bobby Fischer last night by forcing his fellow New Yorker to resign on the 28th move at the Herman Steiner Chess club. The series now stands at two wins apiece and three draws. The players are competing for the George P. Edgar trophy and a cash prize.
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• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, August 02, 1961 — Chess King Loses — United States chess champion Bobby Fischer was defeated by Samuel Reshevsky Tuesday to advance to tie in their 16-game, $6,000 series. Three of their seven games have ended in draws, and each has won two.

August 03 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 8, Aug-03 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, August 03, 1961 — Reshevsky Beats Fischer In Chess — Samuel Reshevsky, an international grandmaster, caught up with Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old United States champion, by winning the seventh game of their sixteen-game match in twenty-eight moves at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
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• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, August 03, 1961 — Defensive errors — In chess the great majority of players find attack easier than defence; and even good defensive players are handicapped by the fact that an error on their part is usually more costly than any mistake by the attacker. The psychological difficulties of defence are emphasized by the high success rate of positional and intuitive pawn sacrifices which may prove unclear or even unsound in the post-mortem examination, but which are often successful over the board.
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August 04 1961

• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Friday, August 04, 1961 — Chess Masters Call Recess in Game — Chess masters Bobby Fischer, 18, and Samuel Reshevsky, 49, stopped their game after 41 moves and five hours last night. It will be continued Saturday morning at the Herman Steiner Chess Club. The two are vying for the George P. Edgar Trophy.

August 05 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, August 05, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Adjourn 8th Game — The halfway mark in the sixteen-game match between Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky, at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles, was reached with the eighth game adjourned after forty moves Thursday night. The finish of the contest is scheduled for tonight.
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• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, August 05, 1961 — Reshevsky, 2, Fischer, 2 — After four games in their 16-game match at New York, Samuel Reshevsky and Robert Fischer are all even, having won a game apiece with the other two drawn. They now fly to Los Angeles where the next eight games will be played, following which they will return to N.Y. for the final four.
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August 06 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 9, Aug-06 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97) 1/2-1/2

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, August 06, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Closely Matched — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer evidently has a worthy foe in former champion Samuel Reshevsky in their current 16-game match. They were tied up after seven games with two wins apiece and three draws. The fifth game went to Fischer, as had been anticipated after the first session, giving him a one-game lead.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, August 06, 1961 — Fischer vs. Reshevsky: Pawn Advantage — After the completion of the fifth and sixth games of the match between Bobby Fischer, U.S. champion, and Samuel Reshevsky, veteran grandmaster, Fischer led by 3 to 2. The fifth game was adjourned with Fischer having a pawn advantage in a rook and pawn ending which he finally won.
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• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, August 06, 1961 — Fischer leading in Match with Reshevsky 3.5 to 2.5 — At the end of the sixth round of the Fischer-Reshevsky match, 18-year-old Bobby Fischer is leading by 3½-2½. He won the fifth game and the sixth was a draw. The match will consist of 16 games.

August 07 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, August 07, 1961 — Chess Adjourned Again: Fischer, Reshevsky Will Try to Finish 8th Game Tonight — Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky will try again tonight to complete the eighth game of their sixteen-game match, at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles. The contest was adjourned Saturday for the second time, after seventy-three moves.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, August 07, 1961 — Chess Titans Adjourn 9th Contest Here — The ninth chess game in the 16-game series for the George P. Edgar Trophy and $6,000 adjourned Sunday after five hours of play with former U.S. chess champion Samuel Reshevsky having the advantage over champion Bobby Fischer.
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August 08 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 10, Aug-08 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36) 1/2-1/2

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, August 08, 1961 — Two Games in Chess Series End in Draws — The eighth and ninth games of a 16-game championship chess series between the nation's two top players ended in draws Monday night. The closely contested tournament, being staged at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8801 Cashio St., will be resumed today at 6:30 p.m. as U.S. champion Bobby Fischer, 18, faces former national champion Sam Reshevsky, 49, in the 10th game.
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• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Tuesday, August 08, 1961 — Chess Matches End in Draws — Bobby Fischer, 18, and Samuel Reshevsky, 49, both of New York, completed two previously adjourned chess matches yesterday and last night, both ending in draws. The series for the George P. Edgar Trophy now stands at two victories apiece and five draws.
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• St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday, August 08, 1961 — 2 Draws In Chess Match — Champion Bobby Fischer and challenger Samuel Reshevsky played two more draws yesterday in their 16-game chess series. The eighth and ninth games, adjourned over the weekend, each concluded with no decision. It brought the score to two victories each and five draws.
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August 09 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, August 09, 1961 — Reshevsky, Fischer in Chess Draw — Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion, and Samuel Reshevsky, former champion, played to a draw Tuesday night in the 10th game of their 16-game series for a $6,000 prize. Fischer, 18, and his 47-year-old opponent remained tied at two wins each and six draws.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, August 09, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Still Tied In Chess — Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky remained tied at 4½—4½ last night in Los Angeles as play got under way in their sixteen-game match at the Herman Steiner Chess Club. The eighth and ninth games, both of which had been adjourned earlier, were played to draws Monday night.
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• Pasadena Independent Pasadena, California Wednesday, August 09, 1961 — Championship Chess Series Deadlocked — The eighth and ninth games in the 16-game chess championship series between 18-year-old Bobby Fischer and 49-year-old Samuel Reshevsky ended in draws Monday. Game eight was called of after the 79th move and game nine after the 52nd move.
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• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Wednesday, August 09, 1961 — U.S. Chess Stars Tied in 10th Game — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer, 18 and former champ Samuel Reshevsky, 47, tied last night in the 10th game of their 16-game series.

August 10 1961

Samuel Reshevsky vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Reshevsky (1961), Los Angeles, CA USA, rd 11, Aug-10 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, August 10, 1961 — Reshevsky Stays Tied With Fischer: Chess Rivals Draw in 10th Game After 40 Moves — The sixth draw in the sixteen-game match between Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer was recorded at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles Tuesday night. The series thus remained tied, 5—5.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, August 10, 1961 — Chess Experts to Clash Tonight — The nation's chess champion and his predecessor will play their 11th match in a national series at 7 p.m. today in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton, with actor Jose Ferrer as master of ceremonies. Bobby Fischer, champion, and Samuel Reshevsky are tied in the series, which will include a game Sunday before it is continued in New York City.
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August 11 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, August 11, 1961 — Passed Pawn Failed To Win For Fischer — In the ninth of the sixteen-game chess match between Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles, Reshevsky had the white pieces. An ending was reached with each player having a bishop and two pawns.
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August 12 1961

• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Saturday, August 12, 1961 — 2 Chess Champions Can't Win for Tying — National chess champion Bobby Fischer and former titleholder Samuel Reshevsky drew yesterday for the seventh time in their 16-game competition. Each has won twice. Their 12th match is scheduled tomorrow. The players then return to New York for four final games.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, August 12, 1961 — Chess Adjourned After 40 Moves: Fischer Holds Edge Over Reshevsky in 11th Game — With the score tied at 5—5, Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky adjourned the eleventh game of their sixteen-game series at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles Thursday night after forty moves.
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August 13 1961

⛔ A lot of false stories were published. This one stuck to facts. Fischer's refusal to play had much to do with being bullied by organizers, and the schedule changed without Fischer's consent to accommodate a referee's whims. It had nothing to do with Fischer resenting the wealth of Piatigorsky, nor the fact that she was a woman, nor did it have anything to do with her husband's Cello concert… many fables were published because chess journalists believe BS sells. This article was the only one, containing any factual confirmation by the organizers themselves. Why did the mainstream press make such pained concerted effort to cover up the fact that the organizers & referee Irving Rivise broke the rules? See L.A. Times, August 14, 1961 “Chess Champ Forfeits By Failing to Appear”

Oh, because Bobby Fischer was “just a kid.”

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, August 13, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky Draw In 11th Game — Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky drew the eleventh game of their sixteen-game chess series at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles Friday night. They had adjourned after forty moves. Upon resumption Fischer did not make the most of a favorable position and ended with two rooks and a pawn against a rook, bishop and pawn.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, August 13, 1961 — Fischer Misses Chances In Match — With four successive drawn games for their week's work, U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky remained tied up with two wins each and seven draws. The 12th match game, the final one of their Los Angeles series, will start at 11 a.m. today at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8801 Cashio St., corner Robertson.
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• ⛔The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California Sunday, August 13, 1961 — Fischer Fails to Show Up, Rocks Chess Circles — Sixteen(sic)-year-old Bobby Fischer, defending U.S. chess champion, failed to show up for the 12th game in his match with challenger Samuel Reshevsky yesterday. The referee called it a forfeit victory for Reshevsky and set off a storm that could rock chess circles for weeks.
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• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, August 13, 1961 — Fischer vs. Reshevsky Mid-Match Stats — At the end of the ninth game in the 16-round classic between Bobby Fischer and Sam Reshevsky, the score is tied at 4½-4½. It's a whale of a battle! Reshevsky won the first and seventh games and Fischer took the second and fifth.
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August 14 1961

• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, August 14, 1961 — Fischer Cites Hour, Misses Chess Game — Bobby Fischer, the (sic) 16-year-old United States chess champion, failed to appear yesterday for the twelfth game of his sixteen-game match with Samuel Reshevsky at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles. Fischer was quoted as saying that he had forfeited the game because he “was unable to arise so early in the morning” and do himself justice at the chess board.
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• ⛔The Miami News Miami, Florida Monday, August 14, 1961 — Chess Champion Throws Tantrum — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer thinks he's been rooked. The 16-year-old refused to show up yesterday at 11 a.m. for a match against challenger Samuel Reshevsky. He said he wasn't used to play in the morning. The referee called it a forfeit. But Fischer says forfeits aren't allowed.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, August 14, 1961 — Chess Champ Forfeits by Failing to Appear — U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer forfeited his 12th match game with former champion Samuel Reshevsky when he failed to appear on time Sunday. The match, set for the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8801 Cashio St., at 11 a.m. was declared forfeited after the supervising committee waited an hour for Fischer to show up.
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August 15 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, August 15, 1961 — Reshevsky Earns Draw: Threat of Perpetual Check Ends 11th Game in Chess — The summary of the adjourned eleventh game of the sixteen-game chess match between Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky at the Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles was received here yesterday.
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• ⛔The Journal Times Racine, Wisconsin Tuesday, August 15, 1961 — Champ and Challenger — Bobby Fischer, 16-year-old U.S.chess champion (center) failed to show up for the 12th game of his match with challenger Samuel Reshevsky, left, saying that 11 a.m. is too early to play chess. Reshevsky, shown playing a game with actor Jose Ferrer last week, was awarded forfeit win.
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• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, August 15, 1961 — Fischer Threatens to Quit His Series: He Says He'll Walk Out if Forfeit in Chess Is Upheld — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, the 18-year-old United States chess champion, thinks he has been rooked. He refused to show up at 11 A.M. yesterday for the twelfth game of a series of sixteen against Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y.
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August 16 1961

• ⛔The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California Wednesday, August 16, 1961 — High and Inside — Reeks of negativity, spin-doctored tabloid, vitriolic reporting. Not wasting effort transcribing stupidly fabricated falsehood which was already fully refuted from the article by Los Angeles Times dated August 14, 1961. The author accomplishes one thing: Exposing himself as a liar for profit.
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• ⛔The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, August 16, 1961 — Chess and Cobwebs — More idle no-value tabloid BS. How odd the author completely neglects to mention organizers advanced game time to 11 a.m. to accommodate Irving Rivise (referee) itinerary to attend the U.S. Open tournament in San Francisco. The only evidence produced by this author was that he fails to do proper research before whipping out a typewriter for a quick buck.
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• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, August 16, 1961 — Absence Of Fischer Puts Off Chess Game — The thirteenth game of the sixteen-game chess series between Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer was postponed last night until tomorrow evening. The match is scheduled for the Hotel Empire. Fischer, the United States champion, telephoned Morris J. Kasper, the treasurer of the American Chess Federation, and said he would not arrive until tomorrow.
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August 17 1961

• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, August 17, 1961 — Fischer Facing Damage Suit If He Fails to Resume Chess: 18-Year-Old U.S. Champion Is Warned by Foundation to Play Here Today and Continue Series With Reshevsky — Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old chess champion of the United States, faces a suit for damages if he fails to continue his sixteen-game series with Samuel Reshevsky, the American Chess Foundation warned yesterday.
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• ⛔The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware Thursday, August 17, 1961 — Young Chess King Rebuked — The American Chess Foundation yesterday warned youthful champion Bobby Fischer to show up for his next scheduled game with Samuel Reshevsky or lose the championship. Walter J. Fried, president of the foundation, also warned the 18-year-old Fischer that unless he completes the match for the George P. Edgar Trophy he may be faced with a damage suit for not complying with his contract.
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August 18 1961

• ⛔The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, August 18, 1961 — Fischer fails to attend and loses game by forfeit — The match between Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old United States champion, and Samuel Reshevsky, his greatest rival, has flared up in controversy. With the score at 5½ points each. Reshevsky asked that the twelfth game should be changed from Saturday evening to the next morning.
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• ⛔Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Friday, August 18, 1961 — Young Chess Champ Forfeits Series — Bobby Fischer, 19-year-old chess champion of the United States, has forfeited the 13th game and his 16-match series against Samuel Reshevsky, 49. Young Fischer had been scheduled to resume the series with Reshevsky, but he failed to appear yesterday.
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• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, August 18, 1961 — Absent Fischer Loses Chess: He Fails to Appear, Forfeiting Series to Reshevsky — Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old United States chess champion, failed to show up yesterday for the thirteenth game of his series with Samuel Reshevsky. The move not only cost the young Brooklynite the forfeiture of the game but also the sixteen-match series.
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August 19 1961

• ⛔New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, August 19, 1961 — Sponsor to Decide Fischer Chess Fee In Light of Forfeit — Morris J. Kasper, treasurer of the American Chess Federation, said yesterday officials of that organization would meet next week to decide upon the final compensation to be paid to Bobby Fischer. Fischer, the 18-year-old United States chess champion, failed to appear for the scheduled thirteenth game of his sixteen-match series against Samuel Reshevsky at the Empire Hotel.
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• ⛔The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Saturday, August 19, 1961 — Chess Champ May Lose His Prize Share — Officials of the American Chess Foundation said today they may withhold a share of $4,000 in prize money from 18-year-old chess master Bobby Fischer because he failed to finish his 16-game match with former U.S. champion Samuel Reshevsky.
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• ⛔The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California Saturday, August 19, 1961 — Chess Champ Gives Up, Forfeits $8,000 Match — Former U.S. chess champion Samuel Reshevsky was declared winner of the $8,000 American Chess Foundation series Thursday night after 18-year-old Bobby Fischer failed to show up for the 13th game.
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August 20 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, August 20, 1961 — Chess Congress To Start Sept. 2: 20 Stars to Pay Tribute to Bled Tourney of 1931 — The thirtieth anniversary of the Bled tournament, won by the late Dr. Alexander Alekhine, will be memorialized by an international chess masters congress Sept.2 to Oct. 4 at the Casino in Bled, Yugoslavia. Twenty will compete.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, August 20, 1961 — U.S. Chess Open San Francisco vs. Fischer-Reshevsky Tournament — The United States Open got under way in San Francisco last Monday with more than 200 entrants, including last year's winner, Donald Byrne. Lisa Lane, U.S. women's champion, is also competing. After eleven more or less quiet rounds (apart from the actual play), the Reshevsky-Fischer 16-game match erupted into a real hassle in game 12.
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• ⛔The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, August 20, 1961 — Fischer Fails To Show, Forfeits To Reshevsky — One of the most bizarre endings to a chess match in the memory of man occurred Thursday when Bobby Fischer, 19-year-old champion of the United States, forfeited the thirteenth game and his 16-game match series against Samuel Reshevsky, 49, of New York.
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• ⛔Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, August 20, 1961 — Fischer-Reshevsky Match — It looks as though the Fischer-Reshevsky match may not be finished. The players were tied 5½-5½ at the end of the eleventh round. Officials switched the time of the twelfth round from Saturday night to Sunday morning at the request of Reshevsky.
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• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, August 20, 1961 — Chess Notebook by Lyman Burgess — United States women's chess champion, Lisa Lane, was given the cover portrait, feature-article treatment by Sports Illustrated, Aug. 7. She is the third chess star to be recognized as newsworthy, the others: Sam Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer.
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August 23 1961

• ⛔Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, August 23, 1961 — Reshevsky-Fischer Match Ends in Fiasco — What started out as the most interesting chess match to be held in the United States in many years has ended in a sorry fiasco. The match was between America's two foremost grandmasters—Samuel Reshevsky, 49, long recognized as champion of the Western world and never defeated in a match, and 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, four-time consecutive U.S. champion.
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August 25 1961

• ⛔The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friday, August 25, 1961 — Reshevsky-Fischer — Sammy Reshevsky, the Jewish chess prodigy of an earlier era, is now matched with Bobby Fischer, the equally brilliant prodigy of contemporary times. It promises to be an outstanding chess event of the year. At this writing, the two men, both at the top of their form, are tied.
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August 26 1961

• ⛔The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, August 26, 1961 — Match Fiasco — Samuel Reshevsky was declared victor in his match with Bobby Fischer at New York when the latter refused to continue play after being over-ruled in his protest on the hour selected for the start of the 12th game. The game was rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday 11 a.m. in deference to Reshevsky's strict orthodox adherence to the tenets of the Jewish Sabbath.
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August 27 1961

• ⛔Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, August 27, 1961 — Fischer Forfeits — “The rescheduling of the twelfth game was without my consent and the breach of contract therefore was not mine.” Bill Lombardy, well liked American grandmaster, sided with Fischer. “I think there should have been a little more leeway,” he said. “It appeared that the officials threatened Fischer. I know Bobby well enough to know he would not consent to play any game at 11 o'clock in the morning.”
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• El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, August 27, 1961 — Those Special Children — Bobby Fischer, Chicago-born and Brooklyn-raised, was an eccentric child prodigy bored with school; now is a normal boy of 18. As a baby he was interested in solving Chinese puzzles until an older sister taught him chess. At 14, he became U.S. Chess Champion, has been called “the greatest natural player the game has ever known.”
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• ⛔The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, August 27, 1961 — Chess Notebook — The much-heralded Reshevsky-Fischer match ended unexpectedly after the 11th game with the scored tied, 5½-5½ (2 wins each and 7 draws). The 12th game had been reschedule (reports conflict as to why the time change) for Sunday morning (Aug 13) at 11.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, August 27, 1961 — America's Top Chess Players are Among the Best in the World — It is now pretty generally recognized that America's top chess players are among the best in the world, and the best in the world, of course, includes the Russians, who have dominated the royal game longer than most of us can remember.
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August 30 1961

• ⛔Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, August 30, 1961 — Bobby Fischer, 1957 New Jersey Open Championship Winner and Reshevsky Match — Following is the score of the 10th game of the late lamented match between Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer, which ended so unfortunately for American chess in forfeiture of the match to Reshevsky after only 11 games of the scheduled 16 had been played.
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Jubilarni Medjunarodni Veleturnir (Jubilee International Tournament), Bled 1961. Namesnik g. suca dr. A. Bajec sa ucesnicima turnira (Deputy judge Dr. A. Bajec with tournament participants). Edited by Anton Preinfalk and published in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1962.
Contestants in order of their final scores at 1961 Bled Tournament

1. Mikhail Tal
2. Robert James Fischer
3. Tigran Petrosian
4. Paul Keres
5. Svetozar Gligoric
6. Efim Geller
7. Petar Trifunovic
8. Bruno Parma
9. Arthur Bisguier
10. Aleksandar Matanovic
11. Klaus Darga
12. Jan Hein Donner
13. Miguel Najdorf
14. Fridrik Olafsson
15. Lajos Portisch
16. Borislav Ivkov
17. Ludek Pachman
18. Mario Bertok
19. Milan Germek
20. Mijo Udovcic

Bobby Fischer Visits Bled, Yugoslavia for tournament play in 1961. Here he poses for Mostar based sculptor Florijan Mickovic in Rudolf Matutinovic's atelier (studio) in Zagreb. Original photographer unknown. https://www.vecernji.ba/kultura/preminuo-mostarski-kipar-florijan-mickovic-1470363/galerija-458859?page=1

Bobby Fischer in Bled, 1961.

Bobby Fischer at Bled, Yugoslavia Chess tournament 1961. 1st row, Jan Hein Donner, Klaus Darga, Robert Fischer. 2nd row, Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Tal, Efim Geller. Original b/w photo credit unknown. https://chessbookchats.blogspot.com/2017/05/fischers-early-tournaments-part-3.html https://www.amazon.com/Jubilee-International-Grandmaster-Tournament-Ciobanu-ebook/dp/B0CGRQ32WD

Bobby Fischer at Bled, Yugoslavia Chess tournament 1961.Klaus Darga, Robert Fischer, Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Tal. Original b/w photo credit unknown. https://chessbookchats.blogspot.com/2017/05/fischers-early-tournaments-part-3.html https://www.amazon.com/Jubilee-International-Grandmaster-Tournament-Ciobanu-ebook/dp/B0CGRQ32WD

September 01 1961

• ⛔The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friday, September 01, 1961 — The Bobby Fischer Explosion — Chess, some people believe, is a quiet, reflective game. It is a game, they persist in thinking, that lacks action and drama. They are wrong, of course, and now even the casual sports fan knows it because Bobby Fischer exploded in his match with Sammy Reshevsky, and the noise went all across the country and the world.
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September 03 1961

Svetozar Gligoric vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 1, Sep-03 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 1/2-1/2

• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Sunday, September 03, 1961 — Chess Regains Foothold Here: Verber Stepping in Famed Path of Fischer — Dick Verber has been playing chess on a serious level only two years but already the 17 year old St. Ignatius High school senior has scored enough points in tournaments sanctioned by the United States Chess association to earn the rating of master.
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September 04 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 2, Sep-04 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47) 1-0

Fischer-Tal from Bled 1961. Najdorf looks on.

September 05 1961

Jan Hein Donner vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 3, Sep-05 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 05, 1961 — Fischer Beats Tal in Chess — Bobby Fischer, the United States chess grand master, defeated the former world champion, Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union today in forty-seven moves in the second round of an international chess tournament. It was the first time the young Brooklyn player had beaten Tal.
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• The Kansas City Times Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday, September 05, 1961 — American Defeats Tal: Russian Chess Champion Is Conquered by Bobby Fischer — Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess grand master, defeated Mikhail Tal of Russia, former world champion, today in 47 moves in the second round of an international chess tournament. It was the first time the young American from Brooklyn had succeeded in beating Tal.
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September 08 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Fridrik Olafsson Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 4, Sep-08 Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0

Bobby Fischer, playing white and Fridrik Olafsson playing black, fourth round of international chess tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. Original b/w photo source: http://skaksogufelagid.is.)

• New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, September 08, 1961 — Bisguier, U.S., Tied For Lead In Chess: Sets Pace With Geller and Trifunovic in Yugoslavia — Arthur B. Bisguier of New York, a former United States titleholder; Ewfim Geller, Soviet Union, and Dr. Petar Trifunovic, the champion for the lead at 2½—½ after three rounds of the chess tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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September 09 1961

Bruno Parma vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 5, Sep-09 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1/2-1/2

September 10 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Efim Geller Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 6, Sep-10 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C72) 1-0

Bobby Fischer plays white pieces against Ewfim Geller on September 10, 1961 at the Bled International Chess Tournament. Original b/w photographer and source, unknown.

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, September 10, 1961 — Fischer Gains Tie For Lead In Chess: U.S. Player Beats Olafsson at Bled—Bisguier Draws — Bobby Fischer of New York yesterday moved into a three way tie for first place with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York and Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union in the masters chess tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia.
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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, September 10, 1961 — Disputed Coast Match Still In News — In the USCF Open Tourney at San Francisco, Pal Benko, a Grand-master, won with a score of 11-1. Zoltan Kovacs was second with 10-2 and third was divided between Arthur Bisguier and Robert Byrne. Mrs. Eva Aronson of Chicago is the new Womens USCF Open champion since she finished with a score of 7-2, highest of her sex.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 10, 1961 — Fischer In Three-Way Tie For Chess Honors — New York—With a fourth-round victory over Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Bled, Bobby Fischer of New York moved up into a three-way tie for first place, at 3-1, with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York and Ewfim Geller, Soviet Union, according to a report from Yugoslavia Saturday.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, September 10, 1961 — Fischer Beats Tal In International — Some time ago, this department when out on a limb with the prediction that one of these days the young American grandmaster, Bobby Fischer of New York, would bring the world championship to the United States. Bobby still has a long way to go, its true, but he took a long step in the right direction Thursday with a decisive victory over former World Champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia.
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September 11 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, September 11, 1961 — Fischer, Petrosian Tie For Chess Lead — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and Tigran Petrosian, the Soviet champion, tied for first place yesterday with scores of 3½-1½ in the international chess masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. Each has won two games and drawn three, according to a report received here.
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• Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Monday, September 11, 1961 — Fischer Tied For 1st — With a fourth-round victory over Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Bled, Bobby Fischer of New York moved up into a three-way tie for first place, at 3-1; with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York and Ewfim Geller, Soviet Union, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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September 12 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 12, 1961 — Four Share Lead In Chess At Bled: Fischer, Among Leaders, Turns Back Geller — Bobby Fischer of New York is in a four-way tie for first place after six rounds of the chess masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. Fischer, Mikhail Tal of Latvia, Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina have scores of 4½—1½ each, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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• Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Tuesday, September 12, 1961 — Twenty of the world's leading players — Twenty of the world's leading players are engaged in an international chess masters' tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. It began Sept. 2 and will continue to Oct. 4. Bobby Fischer, our youthful four-time national champion, drew the first big headlines in the second round of play when he defeated Mikhail Tal, who lost the world's championship to his fellow citizen of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Botvinnik, only a few months ago.
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September 13 1961

Klaus Darga vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 7, Sep-13 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 1/2-1/2

Klaus Darga plays white pieces against Bobby Fischer, September 13, 1961 at the Bled International Chess Tournament. Original b/w photographer unknown.

September 15 1961

Arthur Bisguier vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 9, Sep-15 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42) 0-1

• New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, September 15, 1961 — Fischer Is Held To Draw In Chess: Seventh-Round Game With Darga Goes 18 Moves — Bobby Fischer of the United States, Mikhail Tal of Latvia and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina drew games in the seventh round of the international masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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September 16 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, September 16, 1961 — Lead In Chess Goes To Petrosian, Keres — With Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, and Mikhail Tal of Latvia adjourning their eighth-round matches in the international chess masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, yesterday, Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Paul Keres of Estonia are deadlocked for first place.
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September 17 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, September 17, 1961 — Fischer and Tal Take Chess Lead: Each Scores 1½ Points in Adjourned Games at Bled — Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, and Mikhail Tal of Latvia gained a tie for first place in the international chess masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report received here yesterday.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 17, 1961 — Fischer Tied For Lead In Yugoslav Tourney — United States chess champion Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn is in a four-way tie for first place after six rounds of an international masters tournament in Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report from the New York Times. Tied with Fischer are former world champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia, Russian champion Tigran Petrosian and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina.
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• The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania Sunday, September 17, 1961 — Who is the current chess champion of the United States? — Q. Can you tell me who is the current chess champion of the United States?—E.W., Erie, Pa. A. Eighteen-year-old Bobby Fischer.

September 18 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Mario Bertok Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 10, Sep-18 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, September 18, 1961 — Fischer On Top in Chess — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn held the lead tonight after the tenth round of an international chess tournament. He beat Bertok of Yugoslavia. Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union drew, dropping Tal to second place.
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September 19 1961

Milan Germek vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 11, Sep-19 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 19, 1961 — Fischer Leader in Chess At Bled: U.S. Champion Tops Bertok — Tal, Keres, Runners-Up — The tie for first place in the international chess masters tournament at Bled was broken in the tenth round yesterday according to a report from Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, the 18-year-old United States champion, took the lead, alone with a score of 7½—2½.
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September 20 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Petar Trifunovic Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 12, Sep-20 Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) 1-0

September 21 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, September 21, 1961 — Petrosian Plays A Draw In Chess: Breaks a 3-Way Tie for 2d—Fischer Keeps Lead — Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union drew with a countryman, Ewfim Geller, today and broke a three-way tie for second place in the international grand masters chess tournament. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, who adjourned his twelfth-round match with Petar Trifunovic of Yugoslavia, is first with a score of 8—3.
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• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, September 21, 1961 — Fischer and Russian Deadlock In Chess — Tigran Petrosjan, of Russia, drew with countrymen Efrem Geller today and pulled into a tie with Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, for first place in an international chess tournament. The half-point from the draw gave Petrosjan 8 points for twelve rounds of competition.
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September 22 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, September 22, 1961 — Fischer Has Edge In Twelfth Game: Adjourns With Trifunovic, in Winning Position — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, the leader in the international grand masters chess tournament at Bled, adjourned his twelfth-round game, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday. The United States champion, undefeated and in first place with a score of 8—3, had the white forces in a Ruy Lopez against Dr. Petar Trifunovic of Yugoslavia.
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September 23 1961

Ludek Pachman vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 13, Sep-23 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, September 23, 1961 — Fischer Sets Back Trifunovic at Bled, Holds Chess Lead — Twelve adjourned games from the seventh, tenth, eleventh and twelfth rounds were played off yesterday in the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, undefeated after twelve rounds, retained his hold on first place with a score of 9—3.
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September 24 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Mijo Udovcic Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 14, Sep-24 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, September 24, 1961 — Fischer and Tal Tied in Chess — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn drew his thirteenth-round game today and dropped into a first-place tie with Mikhail Tal of Latvia in the Bled chess tournament. Fischer was held to a draw by Ludvig Pachmann of Czechoslovakia. Tal defeated Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia and tied Fischer with 9½ points.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, September 24, 1961 — Fischer Leads Field In Masters Tourney — Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old chess champion of the United States, was still undefeated after the twelfth round of play was completed Friday in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. The New York Times News Service reports that Fischer retained his hold on first place with a score of 9-3.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 24, 1961 — Fischer Beats Tal, Leads Bled Tourney — Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old United States chess champion, assumed sole possession of the lead at the half-way mark of the international masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report from the New York Times.
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• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, September 24, 1961 — Fischer Leads, Bisguier Drops Back of Pack — At this writing Bobby Fischer is among the leaders at Bled, while Arthur Bisguier, after his fine start, has dropped back into the pack.

• The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sunday, September 24, 1961 — Fischer Drops Into Tie With Red — Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, ended in a draw in his 13th round game Saturday and dropped into a tie for first with Russia's Mikhail Tal in the Bled chess tournament. The boy wonder from the United States, who had held the undisputed lead, was held to a draw by Ludvig Pachmann, of Czechoslovakia.
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September 25 1961

Lajos Portisch vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 15, Sep-25 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, September 25, 1961 — Tal, Fischer Tied For Lead In Chess — Mikhail Tal of Latvia yesterday tied Bobby Fischer of the United States at 9½—3½ for the lead after thirteen rounds of the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia. Tal conducted the white pieces in a Sicilian defense set up by Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia.
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September 26 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 26, 1961 — Tal Takes Lead In Chess At Bled: Draws in 14th Round and Goes Ahead of Fischer — Mikhail Tal of Latvia took the lead with a score of 10—4 in the fourteenth round of the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday. Tal broke a tie with Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, by drawing in twenty-three moves with Klaus Darga of West Germany while Fischer failed to finish with Mijo Udovic of Yugoslavia.
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• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, September 26, 1961 — Chess Tourney Remains Tied — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and Russia's Mikhail Tal each adjourned their 15th-round games Monday night and remained tied for first place in the international grand masters' chess tournament. Each has 10 points with one adjournment.
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September 27 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, September 27, 1961 — Fischer and Tal Take Games And Lead International — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and Mikhail Tal of Latvia won adjourned fifteenth-round games tonight and remained tied for first place in the international grand masters chess tournament. The leaders had 11 points apiece. Fischer defeated Lajos Portisch of Hungary and Tal won from Arthur Bisguier of New York.
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• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Wednesday, September 27, 1961 — Fischer, Tal Tie For Chess Lead — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, won the completion of an adjourned game with Lajos Portis of Hungary last night and held a share of first place in the International Grand Masters chess tournament. Fischer, with 11 points after 15 rounds, is tied with Soviet grand master Mikhail Tal—former world champion.
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• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Wednesday, September 27, 1961 — Chess Winner — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., won the completion of an adjourned game with Lajos Portis of Hungary last night and held a share of first place in the International Grand Masters Chess Tournament.

• Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Wednesday, September 27, 1961 — Fischer, Tal Tied — Bobby Fischer, United States champion, and Mikhail Tal of Latvia are tied for first place with scores of 10-4 in the International Chess Masters tournament at Bled.

September 28 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Paul Keres Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 16, Sep-28 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Variation Exchange Line (B11) 1/2-1/2

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, September 28, 1961 — Fischer Winner In 48-Move Game: Tal Requires 61 to Defeat Bisguier in 15th Round — Eleven games that had been adjourned from the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth rounds of the international grand masters chess tournament were played off, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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September 29 1961

Miguel Najdorf vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 17, Sep-29 King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Normal Defense (E81) 1/2-1/2

Miguel Najdorf plays the white pieces against Robert James Fischer, September 29, 1961, Bled International Chess Tournament. Original b/w source and photographer, unknown.

• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Friday, September 29, 1961 — Tal One Point Ahead of Fischer in Chess — Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union, former world champion, took over the lead last night in an international chess tournament with a total of 12 points. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., had 11 points. Fischer could tie Tal by winning a match adjourned last night with Paul Keres of Russia.
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• The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee Friday, September 29, 1961 — Tal Takes Chess Lead — Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union, former world champion, took over the lead last night in the Bled International Chess Tournament with a total of 12 points. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., had 11 points. Fischer could tie Tal by winning a match adjourned last night with Paul Keres of Russia.
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September 30 1961

Robert James Fischer vs Tigran Petrosian Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 18, Sep-30 Caro-Kann Defense (B17) 1-0

Bled, September 30, 1961. At this tournament, Fischer won for the first time not only against Tigran Petrosian (pictured), but also against Tal! Robert James Fischer vs Tigran V Petrosian Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 18, Sep-30 Caro-Kann Defense (B17) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044008 Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 2, Sep-04 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008404

• New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, September 30, 1961 — Fischer, Najdorf Play Chess Draw: American Drops to Third at Bled—Tal Takes Lead — Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Sept. 29 (AP)—Bobby Fischer of the United States and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina played to a draw tonight in the Bled chess tournament. Earlier, Fischer had adjourned a sixteenth-round match with Paul Keres of Estonia.
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• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, September 30, 1961 — Fischer Ahead At Bled — Undefeated after 12 rounds of play in the strong international at Bled, Yugoslavia, Bobby Fischer, American champion, holds the lead with 9-3 points, ahead of ex-world champion, Mikhail Tal, USSR, 8½-3½ pts. Fischer was victor in their individual game given below.
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• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Saturday, September 30, 1961 — Fischer Still Is Threat in Chess — Bobby Fischer of the United States and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina played to a draw in last night's match in the Bled Chess Tournament. Fischer, in third place with 11.5 points, still is considered the top threat to the leaders, Russian Mikhail Tal and Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, each of whom has 12 points.
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October 01 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, October 01, 1961 — Fischer Shares Second Place With Gligoric in Chess at Bled — Bobby Fischer of the United States tied Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia for second place after eighteen rounds of the Bled chess tournament today. Each had 12½ points. Mikhail Tal of Latvia leads with 13½ points.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, October 01, 1961 — Fischer, Tal Tied In Bled Tourney — United States chess champion Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and former world champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia were tied for first place after 15 rounds of the international masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report from the New York Times.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, October 01, 1961 — Bobby Fischer sets blazing pace in Bled, Yugoslavia — The United States champion, Bobby Fischer, continues to set a blazing pace in the Bled, Yugoslavia, international tournament. After 15 of the 19 rounds had been completed, Fischer was tied with ex-world champion Mikhail Tal of Russia for the lead, with an 11 to 4 score. Close behind were Gligoric, Keres and Petrosian, with the other American, Arthur Bisguier, getting his second wind an forging up, among the leaders.
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• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, October 01, 1961 — Bobby Fischer Holds Half Point Lead Over Mikhail Tal — With two-thirds of the playing scheduled gone by Bobby Fischer held a half point lead over Mikhail Tal, former world champion. Fischer was 9-3 and Tal 8-3 at the top of a star-studded field. Bisguier was doing middling well. One of the shockers is the low standing of Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland, who a short time ago because of a series of outstanding successes, was looked upon as the “hope of the West.”
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, October 01, 1961 — Tal Forges Into Lead In Masters — Former World Champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia has taken the lead with a score of 12-4 in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. I have learned through the New York Times News Service that Tal forged ahead Friday night when he paired with J. Germek of Yugoslavia and he had the Black side of a Benoni Counter Gambit.
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October 02 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, October 02, 1961 — Fischer And Keres Draw Chess Game — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn drew with Paul Keres of Estonia in the international grand masters' chess tournament today and moved within a half point of the leader, Mikhail Tal of Latvia. Tal has 13½ points, Fischer 13. Fischer, the United States champion, beat Tigran Petrosian, the Soviet champion, in the eighteenth and semi-final round according to a report from Yugoslavia Sunday.
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• The Daily Telegram Eau Claire, Wisconsin Monday, October 02, 1961 — How old was Bobby Fischer when he first became the U.S. chess champion? — Q. How old was Bobby Fischer when he first became the U.S. chess champion? A. Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was 14 years old when he won the U.S. championship on January 7, 1958, at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York City.
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• The Warren County Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Monday, October 02, 1961 — Fischer Gains Top Spot Tie — Bobby Fischer, United States champion, in a fighting finish in the international chess masters tournament at Bled, gained a notable triumphs over Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Champion in the 18th and semi-final round. He again moved up into a tie for first place with Mikhail Tal of Latvia, former world champion, according to a report from Yugoslavia. Both have scores of 12½—4½.
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October 03 1961

Borislav Ivkov vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 19, Oct-03 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35) 1/2-1/2

Bobby Fischer plays black against Borislav Ivkov in the Bled (Jubilee International Tournament), October 30, 1961. Zadnji dvoboj. (Last duel.) Jubilarni Medjunarodni Veleturnir, Bled 1961 (Jubilee International Tournament) Ljubljana, Slovenia 1962, Page 158. Borislav Ivkov vs Robert James Fischer Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 19, Oct-03 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35) 1/2-1/2 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044534

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, October 03, 1961 — Peace March Is Due At Moscow Today — Thirty peace marchers from the West demonstrated in front of a Soviet Air Force barracks outside Moscow today and had their first brush with regulations against taking photographs of military installations. Later, the marchers, some of them Americans, continued toward Moscow, where they are due tomorrow afternoon.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, October 03, 1961 — Tal Captures Lead In Masters Chess — Eighteen rounds were completed in the international chess masters tournament at Bled with the playing of ten adjourned games from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth rounds, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday. The tie for first place between Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, and Mikhail Tal of Latvia was broken when Tal won his unfinished seventeenth-round game with Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia.
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• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, October 03, 1961 — Pacifists End March in Moscow — Thirty western pacifists, including 15 Americans, today staged a “silent vigil” in Moscow's Red square. The hour-long demonstration in front of the Stalin-Lenin mausoleum was for six of the pacifists the climax of a 10-month peace march from San Francisco, Calif., to the Russian capital.
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• The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Tuesday, October 03, 1961 — Soviets Forbid Speeches By U.S. 'Peace Marchers' — Among those who marched all the way were Mrs. Regina Fischer, mother of American chess champion Bobby Fischer.

• Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tuesday, October 03, 1961 — Peace Marchers Greeted In Moscow, but Silenced — Among those who marched all the way was Mrs. Regina Fischer, mother of American chess champion Bobby Fischer.

October 04 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, October 04, 1961 — Fischer, Ivkov Adjourn: Chess Game at Bled Halted—Tal, Najdorf Adjourn — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union adjourned their matches in the chess tournament at Bled today. Tal is in first place with 13½ points to 13 for Fischer. Fischer played the black pieces against Bora Ivkov of Yugoslavia and pressed the attack from the beginning.
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• Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, October 04, 1961 — International Masters' Tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia: Mikhail Tal — Mikhail Tal, recent world's champion, looked like the winner of the international masters' tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, as it went into its final round. The tournament was a close one all the way among five of the world's leading players, with the 14 other competitors well strung out behind them.
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• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, October 04, 1961 — Chess Play Adjourns; Russ Leads Fischer — Both Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn teen-ager, and Russia's Mikhail Tal adjourned their matches in the Bled chess tournament today. Tal was in first place with 13.5 points to 13 for Fischer.

October 05 1961

1961, Regina Fischer and the Committee for Non-Violent Action, San Francisco, California to Moscow, Russia Peace March across two Continents. https://www.davidnrich.com/56-65/WalkForPeace/photos/index.html

Committee for Non-Violent Action (CVNA): SAN FRANCISCO TO MOSCOW WALK FOR PEACE Peace Walk in Paradise On the Monterey Peninsula, California. Right to left: Joe Glynn, Jerry Wheeler, Milton Mayer and Regina Fischer in the lead. Jerry Wheeler is now serving a six month term in prison as the result of a protest demonstration at a missile base. December, 1960 https://www.davidnrich.com/56-65/WalkForPeace/photos/index.html

Committee for Non-Violent Action (CVNA). Walk For Peace from San Francisco, California to Moscow, Russia. Barton Stone, Regina Fischer, Jerry Lehmann, Mardy Rich, Dave Rich and Bea Burnette on U.S. 66 in Illinois. https://www.davidnrich.com/56-65/WalkForPeace/photos/index.html

Original b/w photo by Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos. The American Walk Team in U.N. Plaza. Left to right: Barton Stone, John Kruse, Karl Meyer, Millie Gilbertsen, Regina Fischer, Mardy Rich, Susan Hoffman, Phil Leahy, David Rich, Brad Lyttle, Jerry Lehmann, Scott Herrick (not in photo - Bea Herrick). https://www.davidnrich.com/56-65/WalkForPeace/photos/index.html

David N. Rich - San Francisco to Moscow - Walk for Peace, 1960-1961 In pondering that (and more) I became a Conscientious Objector (1-O) and joined the Committee for Nonviolent Action. Now mind, I have a tremendous respect for people in the military who want to defend our country and the values that we both love; I just disagree with their methods. We (CNVA) demonstrated against our country's dependence on military power. We were told: "Go tell it to the Russians!" It was 1960 in the middle of the Cold War. How to do that? A long protest walk that got international press attention might work. We set out to try. https://www.davidnrich.com/56-65/WalkForPeace/photos/index.html Putting history into context, recall: "...McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear. (1947-1959). "...In the fall of 1964 the FBI produced a secret monograph describing the alleged influence of the Communist Party on King and the "Negro movement." https://features.apmreports.org/arw/king/d4.html The FBI/CIA worked up spy files on Regina Fischer and Robert James Fischer, as 'subversives,' going so far as to deny Bobby Fischer a Visa to play in a Cuban chess tournament, 1965. Top echelon chess journalists brushed Regina Fischer's honorable, peace-loving activies under the rug, whilst altering the narratives for the public to swallow.

• New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, October 05, 1961 — Tal Wins Chess Tourney, With Fischer Second: Latvian Turns Back Najdorf in Final Round at Bled — U.S. Champion Is Unbeaten but Finishes a Point Back — Mikhail Tal of Latvia, a former world champion, won the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
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• St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Thursday, October 05, 1961 — Tal Wins Chess Tourney, Fischer Comes in Second — Mikhail Tal of Latvia, former world champion, won the last game of his schedule in the nineteenth and final round of the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday. He was declared the winner with totals of 14½ to 4½, one full point ahead of Bobby Fischer, United States champion, runner-up with 13½ to 5½.
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• Great Bend Tribune Great Bend, Kansas Thursday, October 05, 1961 — Mrs. Khruschchev Says Russia Isn't Building Bomb Shelters — Mrs. Nikita Khrushchev told a group of Western “peace marchers” today that the Soviet Union was making no effort to build air raid shelters. “There is no defense in a nuclear war,” said Nina Khrushchev, the wife of the premier.
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October 06 1961

Mrs. Nikita Khrushchev with western “peace marchers” she received in Moscow on Oct. 6, 1961. Front, from left, are Yevette Naal, France; Mr. Regina Fischer, New York City; Franziska Mentze of West Berlin, party hidden by Mrs. Khrushchev; Lyn Marsh, London; Millie Gilbertsen, New York City; and Bea Herrick, Chicago. Man in background, wearing glasses, is Gerad Daechsel of Toronto. The Soviet premier’s wife told the marchers that Russia is making no effort to build air raid shelters. (AP Photo) https://www.alamy.com/mrs-nikita-khrushchev-with-western-peace-marchers-she-received-in-moscow-on-oct-6-1961-front-from-left-are-yevette-naal-france-mr-regina-fischer-new-york-city-franziska-mentze-of-west-berlin-party-hidden-by-mrs-khrushchev-lyn-marsh-london-millie-gilbertsen-new-york-city-and-bea-herrick-chicago-man-in-background-wearing-glasses-is-gerad-daechsel-of-toronto-the-soviet-premiers-wife-told-the-marchers-that-russia-is-making-no-effort-to-build-air-raid-shelters-ap-photo-image523520356.html

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Mrs. Khrushchev and Western Peace Marchers in Moscow
Mrs. Nikita S. Khrushchev, wife of the Soviet Premier, is shown with Western peace marchers in Moscow. Front from left are Yvette Naal, France; Mrs. Regina Fischer, New York; Franziska Mentzel of West Berlin, partly hidden by Mrs. Khrushchev; Mrs. Khrushchev; Lyn Marsh, London; Millie Gilbertsen, New York; and Bea Herrick, Chicago. The man in the background is Gerad Daeschel of Toronto. Mrs. Khrushchev told the marchers that the Soviet Union is making no effort to construct air-raid shelters to house the population in event nuclear bombs or missiles rain down on the country. ★

SF-Moscow Walk for Peace: Meeting Mrs. Khrushchev (1961) Caption: With Michail Gyeorgadze, Secretary of the Praesidium, in his Kremlin office. Left to right: Regina Fischer, Patrick Proctor, Barton Stone, Yvette Naal, Bradford Lyttle, Mr. Gyeorgadze, Cyril Pustan, Millie Gilbertsen. October 6, Friday. Before we reached Moscow, Regina Fischer had written to Mrs. Khrushchev asking for an interview. To our surprise and delight this had been arranged. At noon, Bea, Erika, Franziska, Gerard, Jules, Lyn and Millie were taken to the reception House of Friendship. Mrs. Khrushchev shook hands with each and chatted warmly. Later they took seats around a long table and formal introductions were made. https://www.voluntownpeacetrust.org/a-peace-of-history-blog/sf-moscow-walk-for-peace-meeting-mrs-khrushchev-1961

October 08 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, October 08, 1961 — Tal Wins At Bled, Fischer Second — Mikhail Tal of Latvia, until recently world chess champion, won a decisive victory in the international masters tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a New York Times report. Tal put on the pressure in the last week, scoring three wins and a draw to bring his total up to 14½-4½.
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• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, October 08, 1961 — Fischer, Chess Ace, In Yugoslav Hospital — Bobby Fischer, United States chess grand master, today was taken to a hospital here with suspected appendicitis. Fischer, the 18-year-old Brooklyn youth, was on his way to play in a chess match at Ljubdovija after winning second place in an international tournament at Bled earlier this week.
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• Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan Sunday, October 08, 1961 — Appendicitis Hits Chess Champion — American chess grand master Bobby Fischer, 18, was taken to a hospital Saturday with appendicitis, the Tanjug news agency reported. Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was stricken while traveling near Banja Luka, Yugoslavia, for a chess match.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, October 08, 1961 — Fischer Is 2d As Tal Wins In International — Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old American chess genius and grandmasters, has finished second to former World Champion Mikhail of Latvia in the International Masters Tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia. However, the New York teen-ager had this for consolation: He was the only player in the tournament to go undefeated, and he whipped Tal in their individual encounter.
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• Daily News New York, New York Sunday, October 08, 1961 — Boy Chess Champ Felled — Bobby Fischer, 17, of Brooklyn, American chess champion and international grandmaster, was hospitalized with appendicitis tonight in Banjaluka Central Yugoslavia. He was en route to Ljuboviya for a simultaneous match when stricken. He recently placed second in an international match at Bled.
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October 09 1961

• The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Monday, October 09, 1961 — Bobby Fischer, 18, Released from Hospital in Yugoslavia — Bobby Fischer, 18, American chess grand master, has recovered enough from an appendicitis attack in Belgrade to be released from the hospital later today or tomorrow, the Tanjug News Agency reported. Young Fischer of Brooklyn was stricken Saturday while traveling in Yugoslavia.
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• The Dispatch Moline, Illinois Monday, October 09, 1961 — Junior Chess Players To Compete In Quad-City Championship Event — Illowa Chess Club is sponsoring the junior title tourney in order to stimulate the already fast-growing interest in chess among younger players and the national accent on “Youth in Chess,” best exemplified by the exploits of 18-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., who won the U.S. championship four years ago at 14 and has successfully defended it against players of all ages each year since.
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• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Monday, October 09, 1961 — Bobby Fischer, Recovering From Appendicitis — American chess grand master, Bobby Fischer, 18, has recovered enough from an appendicitis attack to be released from a hospital in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was stricken Saturday but an appendectomy was not considered necessary.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, October 09, 1961 — Bobby Fischer to Leave Hospital — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, U.S. chess grand master, is expected to leave a hospital here today or Tuesday after treatment for suspected appendicitis, hospital officials said Sunday.

October 10 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, October 10, 1961 — Fischer Leaves Hospital — Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Oct. 9 (AP)—Bobby Fischer, the United States chess champion, left Banja Luka Hospital today for Zagreb. Fischer was hospitalized last week-end for treatment of his appendix and canceled a tour of Bosnia-Hercegovina.

• The Times Record Troy, New York Tuesday, October 10, 1961 — Quits Hospital — Belgrade, Yugoslavia (AP)—Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion left Banja Luke Hospital yesterday for Zagreb. After a sudden irritation of his appendix, Fischer was hospitalized last week-end for treatment and cancelled a tour of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Tuesday, October 10, 1961 — Leaves Hospital — The official Yugoslavian news agency Tanjug said U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer was released Monday from a hospital in Banjaluka. He had been confined for three days for treatment after an appendicitis attack but no surgery was necessary, Tanjug said.

October 15 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, October 15, 1961 — Chess Gains Made By White Pieces: 106½ Points Scored in Play at Bled to 83½ for Black — Statistics of the recent international masters tournament, held in Bled, Yugoslavia, disclose that the players with the white chess pieces scored 106½ points against 83½ for those with the black pieces.
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• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, October 15, 1961 — Mikhail Tal and Bobby Fischer Share Top Together and Separately at Bled, Yugoslavia — Well, Mikhail Tal, who was described as Leonard Barden as “very much an ex-champion at Oberhausen,” looked like very much a champion in winning the big one at Bled, Yugoslavia. Tal won 11, lost 1, and drew 7.
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October 22 1961

• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, October 22, 1961 — Fischer Shows Gain In Strength Compared With World's Best Grand Masters — A summary of wins with the white and black pieces at the recent international tournament in Bled, Yugoslavia, appeared in last Sunday's New York Times. It showed the white pieces scoring 106½ points to black's 83½.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, October 22, 1961 — Amsterdam To Host Interzonal Chess — The interzonal tournament, next stage in the selection of a world championship contender, will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, starting Jan. 27. With nine zonal tournaments completed, 22 players from all sections of the world have been qualified.
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• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, October 22, 1961 — Fischer Flashes — The youthful U.S. champion has been proving his mettle in the Bled, Yugoslavia grandmaster tournament. At the end of the 12th round, he led the distinguished field of 20 grandmasters by 9-3. Bobby defeated M. Tal, former world champion, in their individual game!
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October 25 1961

• Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, October 25, 1961 — International Masters' Tournament Bled, Yugoslavia Outcome — Mikhail Tal of Latvia, who held the world's championship for one year until Mikhail Botvinnik regained it from him this year, was the winner of the international masters' tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. Tal's final score was 14½-4½ as compared with the 13½-5½ racked up by Bobby Fischer, American champion, who finished second a point ahead of Gligoric, Keres and Petrosian.
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October 28 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, October 28, 1961 — Bled Tournament — Mikhail Tal, in his game with young Fischer in the 2nd round at Bled (which we published a few weeks ago, played the opening like a tyro and had a hopeless situation in a dozen moves. “Chess” Magazine gives the explanation: “Tal thought precisely 55 minutes over his sixth move in a standard defense.
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October 29 1961

• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, October 29, 1961 — Unofficial Reports of A Second Fischer-Reshevsky Match Persist — Harold Dondis has been assigned to trail and capture Bobby Fischer. If Dondis is successful it will mark the first professional appearance by the young four-time chess champion of the United States in Boston. Unofficial reports persist that efforts are being made to bring off another Reshevsky-Fischer match.
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November 11 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, November 11, 1961 — Action On All Fronts — Bobby Fischer's mother, who has played a vigorous part in the advancement of her son's chess career, was among the “peace marchers” recently at Moscow. And, according to “British Chess Magazine,” Fischer is suing Sammy Reshevsky, presumably in regard to matters concerning their recent match fiasco.
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November 12 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, November 12, 1961 — Fischer Vs. Reshevsky — Last week we published part of a report which was sent to Morris J. Kasper, treasurer of the American Chess Foundation, two days after U.S. champion Bobby Fischer was forfeited in the 12th game of his match with Samuel Reshevsky.
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• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, November 12, 1961 — Tal Triumphs — Mikhail Tal of Russia, former world champion, bounced back to life recently by capturing first place in the grandmaster tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. He scored 14½-4½, with eleven wins, seven draws and one loss to Bobby Fischer. Fischer scored eight wins and eleven draws to finish second with 13½-5½.
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• Express and News San Antonio, Texas Sunday, November 12, 1961 — Fischer Triumphs — Bobby Fischer of the United States scored his greatest victory in the Masters' Tournament at Bled. Yugoslavia, in placing second to Mikhail Tahl of Russia. Tahl totaled 14½-4½. Fischer 13½-5½. However, Fischer had the distinction of (1) beating Tahl and (2) not losing a game.
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November 19 1961

• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, November 19, 1961 — Bobby Fischer and Women In Chess — Dragoslav Andric says, “Keres, permanent pretender to the chess throne, famous for his coolness, played against Fischer as nervously as a girl.” Tal once called Fischer a “a living chess library.” Tal again (this time in astonishment): “He, even studies games by women players!”
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November 26 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, November 26, 1961 — U.S. Title Chess To Start Dec. 17: 12 Masters Get Invitations—Two Trophies at Stake — The Lessing J. Rosenwald tournament for the United States chess championship and the Frank J. Marshall Trophy will be held at the Prince George Hotel, 14 East Twenty-Eighth Street, beginning on Dec. 17.
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• Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Sunday, November 26, 1961 — Fischer To Defend U.S. Chess Crown — The Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the United States Chess Championship and the Frank J. Marshall Trophy will be held at the Prince George Hotel, 14 E. 28th Street, New York, beginning Dec. 17 and continuing through 11 rounds through Jan. 4.
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November 29 1961

• Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, November 29, 1961 — U.S. Championship — The U.S. championship will be held at the Prince George Hotel, New York, starting Dec. 17. It will run through Jan. 4 with $3,000 in prize money to be shared by the 12 invited players. Bobby Fischer, our champion who is now 18 years old, will defend his title against 11 other outstanding Americans.
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December 03 1961

• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, December 03, 1961 — United States Chess Championship Committee — Maurice Kasper, chairman of the United States chess championship committee, has announced the schedule for the next title tourney. Eleven rounds have been slated starting Sunday, Dec. 17 and continuing through Jan. 4.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, December 03, 1961 — U.S. Title Tourney — The United States chess championship tournament, to which 12 of the leading masters have been invited, will be held from Dec. 17 to Jan. 4 at the Prince George Hotel in New York City. Champion Bobby Fischer, the brilliant 18-year-old Brooklyn prodigy, will be ready to defend the title he has won four times in succession.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, December 03, 1961 — Tourney Set To Decide U.S. Championship — Going to New York during the holidays? If so, you can have a royal time kibitzing the royal game. And playing will be the kingpins of American chess. The occasion will be the Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the United States championship and the Frank J. Marshall trophy.
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December 11 1961

• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Monday, December 11, 1961 — Chess Meet Scheduled — New York, Dec. 10 (AP)—Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old grandmaster from Brooklyn, will defend his United States chess championship when the event opens here December 17.

December 16 1961

• The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, December 16, 1961 — Order In Court — Bobby Fischer, 18-year-old USA champion, is going to sue Samuel Reshevsky, his opponent in the recent match fiasco. Reshevsky was awarded the match by forfeiture, and the $4,500 prize fund, by the organizing committee, when Fischer refused to continue on their terms after a disagreement as to the hour of starting the re-scheduled 12th game of the 16-game match.
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December 17 1961

• New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, December 17, 1961 — U.S. Title Chess Opens Here Today — A field of twelve top players will compete in the Lessing J. Rosenwald round-robin chess tournament which opens today at the Prince George Hotel, 14 East Twenty-eighth Street. The United States championship and the Frank J. Marshall Trophy will be at stake.
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, December 17, 1961 — Fischer, Reshevsky, Out of U.S. Title Chess — The United States chess championship tournament will start this afternoon at the Prince George Hotel in New York City. Missing from the entry list, with no stated reason, are champion Bobby Fischer and former champion Samuel Reshevsky, considered his chief rival.
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• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, December 17, 1961 — U.S.A. Interzonal Tournament — Harold Dondis has abandoned all hope of luring Bobby Fischer to Boston for a simul on Feb. 22. Instead, he is on the track of Raymond Weinstein (a relative of Fischer). Weinstein, along with Fischer and William Lombardy, will represent the U.S.A. in the next interzonal tournament of F.I.D.E., penultimate step in the selection of the next challenger for Botvinnik's crown.
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December 18 1961

• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Monday, December 18, 1961 — Chess Champ Won't Compete In U.S. Play — Competition for the U.S. chess championship began Sunday with four-time champion, 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, not defending his title—and refusing to say why. Fred Cramer, president of the U.S. Chess Federation, said Fischer “was invited and he didn't accept and he didn't say why.”
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• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, December 18, 1961 — Champ Silent On Reason: Chess Tourney Opens, Bobby Fischer Absent — Competition for the U.S. chess championship began Sunday with four-time champion, 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, not defending his title — and refusing to say why. Only one first-round match was determined.
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• The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho Monday, December 18, 1961 — Chess Tourney Opens Sunday — The U.S. chess championship opened yesterday but there was only one winner in first round play. Edmar Mednis of New York beat Herbert Seidman, New York. Other first round matches saw Donald Byrne, University Park, Pa., play to a draw with James T. Sherwin, New York.
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• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Monday, December 18, 1961 — First Round Opens in U.S. Chess Event — The first round of the U.S. Chess Championship opened here today with one win, two draws and three adjournments. National Champion Bobby Fischer, the 18-year-old prodigy from Brooklyn, is staking his title on the play against 11 other players, however, he did not have a match today.
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• The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Monday, December 18, 1961 — Chess Play Canceled — An official of the Dutch Chess Federation today announced cancellation of the Interzonal Chess Tournament originally scheduled to start here January 27. Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, was among the entries.

• Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Monday, December 18, 1961 — U.S. Chess Play Resumes Wednesday — Competition for the U.S. Chess championship is set to resume Wednesday, with 18-year-old Bobby Fischer, the four-time champion, still refusing to say whey he won't defend his title. Only one first round match was determined in the competition which got under way yesterday.
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December 19 1961

• The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho Tuesday, December 19, 1961 — Upsets Mark Chess Battle At New York — Two upsets last night marked the second round of the U.S. chess championship. Donald Byrne, a U.S. senior master from University Park, Pa., defeated Raymond Weinstein, an international master from Brooklyn; and Sidney Bernstein, a U.S. master from Brooklyn, upset international grandmaster Pal Benko, of New York.
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December 23 1961

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, December 23, 1961 — Fischer Out — Neither R. Fischer or S. Reshevsky are taking part in the current USA championship at N.Y. W. Lombardy who placed second last year, is another absentee. The favored entries are P. Benko, L. Evans and R. Weinstein. A four-time winner Fischer may have decided to conserve his energies for the FIDE Inter-Zonal of the world championship series which starts at the end of January in Amsterdam.
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December 24 1961

• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, December 24, 1961 — 1962 United States championship tournament — The 1962 United States championship tournament opened last Sunday at the Prince George Hotel in New York. Samuel Reshevsky, five-time winner and all-time threat was not present. But most of the top players of the country had accepted invitations including two former champions Evans and Bisguier.
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• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, December 24, 1961 — Larry Evans Leads In U.S. Title Fight — Larry Evans of New York City appeared to be the man to beat as the first phase of the United States Championship Chess Tournament ended in his home town. The former U.S. Open champion upped his score to 3-0 as three unfinished games were completed.
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December 31 1961

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, December 31, 1961 — Interzonal Tourney In Doubt; Help Needed — The United States has qualified three players, champion Bobby Fischer, William Lombardy and Raymond Weinstein. The total entrance fees needed are $1,125. The American Chess Foundation has agreed to pay the traveling expenses of the players, but the entrance fees must be raised by public subscription.
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• Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, December 31, 1961 — The United States Championship in New York City — The United States Chess Championships continue in New York City with a field of 12, but minus defending champion Bobby Fischer and his arch-rival, Samuel Reshevsky. With the tournament nearing the halfway mark, Larry Evans has a score of 4-1, with James Sherwin one point behind.
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