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Cffi'TWENTY-TwO to er in Chess United'Press Staft Correspondent (UP)- Robert Fischer, Brooklyn's gift to eggheadism, sat in shirtsleeves, tieless, biting, his dirty fingernails, chewing has tongue, twisting his legs against the chair rungs as'his gray eyes-swept up down the chessboard. A chess authority in the crowd of spectators, whispered in awe: he wins the title, it will be the greatest miracle in all chess history." Across the narrow room, in another final-round game of. the tournament for the coveted U.S. chess-championship, sat the great Samuel Reshevsky, -an international grandmaster and long regarded as one of the world's greatest players. Reshevsky was a study in poise find confidence in a neat blue suit, cigarette perched between two fingers, arms folded, eyes behind brown-rim glass- es, 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 the 90-year- old Manhattan chess club. On the archway entrance was! pasted a penciled sign: "Spectators are requested not to snore in the tournament room." This civilized way of yelling was the only touch of humor as three nerve-wrackink weeks of chess play reached climax. It was the first national championship tournament in three years. The 14 top players including Bobby Fischer in his purple- striped shirt, brown corduroy pants, blue socks, and heavy shoes each played the others once. Later in the evening there was a -winner and new chanip, Bobby Fischer.

The miracle had (happened. For Bobby is only 14. Reshevsky finished An second place. Out in the lobby, Maurice J. Kasper, club president, was saying: "It's- fantastic.

It's unbelievable. Never in the history of the world has -a 14-year-old boy been playing, and winning, from masters and "grandmasters." Bobby is a very quiet boy. -His BELL; Owr everyday instrument, the clock, actually means bell in Latin (cloc-ca). Before mechanical timepieces were' invented bells 'used to indicate the hours. MONDAY NBC HEWS PM Chef Huntler David Brinkley THE PRICE RIGHT 4:30 PM JUSTUESS CUN PM "A Friend In Xeed" TALES OF WCUS FARGO 7:30 PM TWINTY- ONE PM THE SILENT SERVICE 8:30 PM "The "VVahoo's Final Report" SUSPICION 9:00 PM "LORD ARTHUR SAVJLK'S CKIME" KonaM Howard Rosemary Gladys Cooper HIGHWAY PATROL 10:00 PM Armchair 10:50 PM "Moon Over Her Shoulder" Lynn.

reaction, at the moment-of win-' ning was typical. We looked at his mother- and said, go' Asked Thursday, on morning after if he would to be interviewed Jor the papers, he said. "Nah," can't talk to you today." Did he think he would be able to talk some other day? "Is 7 ah, don't think so." Bobby last summer, won the U.S. open championship. With this new and top title lie is eligible to be declared an international grandmaster and 'compete lor the world championship, now held by Vassiiy Smyslov of Russia.

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