Chess Notebook

The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, August 20, 1961 - Page 27

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.
The latter two are still all tied up as the three-quarter mark in their long match comes up.
Pity the poor world champion, but all the chess columns win he must, to be champion, but all the chess columnists reproduce are his losses. Here is Botvinnik's only loss in the European Cup tournament at Oberhaugen, Ger.”