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Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey • Page 16

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Courier-Posti
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Camden, New Jersey
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COURIII-POST, Ctmtfon, N. Thviridy. January IS, If SI 16 rvp Chess With Sam Laird: Bobby Fischer Leads Free World Players BMiy Fischer's triumph in tho U. National Championship is still the talk of the chess world this work. The 14 -year-old Brooklyn schoolboy has gained heights seldom if ever attainod by a player his age, He holds an unprecedented "triple crown" in the National title, the U.

S. Open, and the National Junior Championship. Bohhy's victory in the National is the most stunning of the three, because it came over Samuel Reshevsky, lone regarded as i lj LJ UU uj UvU champion of the free world. Althouch the two drew in their meeting rn me national, worthy finished a clear point ahead the older star, and for the first time Sammv claim to leadership in the West-, forward brushed towhead reaches ern world is definitely subject to about five fret-nine. He has a long dispute.

Inose and thin, angular face and Final standings of the tourna- he plays chess with a pleasantly ment found Fischer a point out in studied air, flicking his head to front at 10V2'i; Reshevsky the right occasionally as if re-second at 91a-3'-j Sherwin, fl-4; jecting strategy ideas, liombardy, 7' j-5'j; Berliner, 7-fi; i During the final round he penker, Feuerstein and Mednis Rangled into an anteroom be-tied at fi1a-fi'a; Scidman, 6-7 tween moves and a chuckling ad-Brnstein and Risgiiior, 58; Di mirer clutched his painfully thin Camillo and Tumor, 4'v8', and shoulder and boomed: "Say, he's Kramer. 310. getting a little fat on 'urn, hah?" The title was not decided till Bobby last summer won the the final night and Reshevsky had V. S. Open Championship.

With a chance to tie for first rieht down this new, and top, title he is uu 1 Spectacular Sale! Whitehill went to 5 famous manufacturers made carload special deals on their nualitv. usuallv exnensive bedrooms and livinf to the finish. In the 13th and final eligible to be declared an interna- mndFi.vhira(Teptldrarof:;tina grandmaster nd ompct rm4, al.i aij LL'. (MA flCf III t- -l a luuiiu uid i juiu inii di ulw. mii ijjduuu 5uii 111 iiiuuuii, uuiunidi or provincial i-yi, wt, or o-pc.

suites lull at one low price. I 5iT fered him by AI Iurner arter IS for me world championship, now moves. Reshevsky could have held by Vassily Smyslov of Puts-equalled his score by defeating sia. Bobby used to cry when he William liombardy, the junior lost a game but he rioosn't any-world's champion. Instead For about a year now he bardy won an exciting game in hasn't had much chance to cry.

40 moves. It was Reshevsky'il socond defeat of the isrher-Tumcr and Re- TUfiT OLD fn James T. Sherwin administering wf Ql rrs IM)UV DMKNKr l.rnti lhar Turnaf AS HA Whilf 1 Kl KM 3 P-KKll 1 BK11 4 5 P-Q1 K' 3 7 Kt rr 9 XI in Blark Whl' BUrli Kl KB1 1 1 Kl K4 4 1 am Kt-Hi I 1 KtxKt HtKI KJ I 4 IT Kl K3 CIm Kl BtB QH Kl B4 PP 11 1 B4 iwiiirm hi 0 awn KKi-QJ the othor in the 10th round. Scores of Reshevsky's and Fischer's last-round gamrs are appondod below. D' QuiCC.

a I'liilivl prow (tuff titer. Ht'nio thr (nllowing interesting of rloinc tlic'-t in the National: I'obort Jamrs Fichir, Rrook-lyn's to international res-: head'sm. sat there in teles, biting his dirty chew ing his tongue, twisting his larky schoolboy log against the chair rungs as his gray eyes' KIMfi IMIla. IIIUW RrahrrUt l.nmt'lrili KhMtkf limhurflr Wlula a Whlta Kt-KBt Jl R3 KK'I 21 RlP B-K' 34 Kt4 01 Ql Caa'lai Kt p-k4 jr a Kl-Bl a BJ 1 p-o 3 P-QR4 Kt-ySl 4 P-K4 MK1 Kt-Bl 7 raat af P-i Kl-K I 39 I Kf-K swept up and down the chess- in 01 K3 KI-T4 Ki-rs Kl -KtS RBI Rl QR-KKt a K'2 ri Q-KI3 R-KI7rh KtiO K'tB BlR board. 'Si 1 a A chess authority in the crowd of spectators whispered in awe, ,14 KI-KIS IS Kt PI Kt-OJ 10 Kt-K'S KM 31 Kt3 .13 KK(4 .11 It S) Kt-KKH 14 Kt r.S jri is a Kt-BI RfKt KtS .17 K1 PlQP IS OlR .10 -K Kt BiP 40 RlQ Q2 Rdlfni PiKirh "If h.

til'a It u-ilt Ka (Ki HI greatest miracle in all chess his- uki-m tor UP KRJ Aitoss the narrow room, in an- 21 Kt-ai I I Group Charily Drive Slated in DelaJVj). Tlie Pelaware Township Children's Charities drive, swnsorrd by tho township school district, will open a combined campaign for funds on Monday, it was announced today. Tho campaign will continim through Jan. 31. Bernard F.

Diamond, principal of Hmchman School and chairman of a committee in charge, said this year it has boon decided to hold a "combined" drive instead of various smaller ones as in the past. Tho beneficiaries this year, he said, will be March of Dimes, the Needlework Guild and the Sheltering Arms Homo. Contributors may specify which group they wish to support with their contributions. More than 4000 letters supporting the campaign, Diamond said, othor final-round game of the tournament for the coveted U. S.

chess championship, sat the groat Samuel Rishevs'y, an international grandnnster and long re-gaitlod as one of the world's grra'est pla.vers. Snriring Hminod Reshevsky w.15 a study in poise an 1 confidence in a neat blue suit, cigirot perched between two firgers. arms folded, eyes blink-' ing behfnd brown -rim glasses, his bald and bulging head shining a bit in the fluorescent lighting. He sat beneath a portrait of himself, the only decoration on the gray walls of the tournament room of tho 90-vear-old Manhattan Chess Club. On th archway entrance was pa'ed a penciled sign: "Spectators are rerpiesird not to snore in th tournament rvvri." Tins civilized way of yelling "Quiet!" was tho only touch of humor as three1 nerve-wracking weeks of chess play reached climax.

It was the first National Championship tournament in throe years. Tho 1 1 top players -including Bobby Fischer in his purple-, striped shirt, brown corduroy pants, blue socks, and heavy shoes each played the other once. Late in tho evening there was a wirvep now champ, Robhy Fischer. The miracle had happened. For Bobby is only 14.

Victory t'nperlurbecl Hoehovsky finished in second place: in tho lobby, Maurice J. Ka-per. club president, was saying: "It's fantastic. It's unbelievable. Never in the history of the world has a 11-year-old bov been Only WHITEHILL could bring you a $aU this big! 100 bedroom and living room suites to choose from, and all the most famous brands.

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MOST LIBERAL TERMS IN CAMDEN. are being sent out to parents, who may make contributions through' children attending the townships schools. All teachers, it was announced, will cooperate. Assisting on the committee in charge are Mrs. Minnie Lassor, principal of Sharp School, and James Mon-is, principal of Stafford School.

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