ABrooklyn Daily Brooklyn, New York Friday, July 27, 1956
Brooklyn Boy, 13, Is Junior Chess Champ
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 from 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 interest in chess is not the only important facet of his life. He has a couple of other enthusiasms. 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.
