AThe Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday, August 03, 1956
13-Year Old Boy is Junior Chess Champion
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — (JTA) — Bobby Fischer, 13 year old chess competitor, is the new national junior champion of the United States Chess Federation. Bobby, who just finished eighth grade won the title in a week-long competition against 27 other boys ranging in age 15 to 20.
Bobby learned the moves of the game from an older sister, Joan, now 19, when he was just 6 years old. He became seriously interested in the game when he was 8.
But he'd like it to be known that his interests in chess is not the only important facet of his life.
He has a couple of other enthusiasm. One is rock and roll music. And the other — no story from Brooklyn would be complete without it — is that the national junior chess champion is an ardent Dodger fan.
