New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, October 08, 1956
Byrne Triumphs In Chess Match - Beats Reshevsky When Star Fails to Meet Time Limit in Rosenwald Tourney
The clock last night played an important part in the first round of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy chess tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club.
Forty moves must be made in five hours.
Samuel Reshevsky, American international ace and five-time holder of the United States championship, was in a close race to keep within the time limit in his match with Donald Byrne of Ann Arbor, Mich.
However, Reshevsky was still lacking the required number of moves at the five hour mark and was counted out under the time limit rule by Hans Kmoch, the international chess judge and tournament director.
Reshevsky had been making a fine defense of a difficult ending against a passed pawn on the queen's file which had reached the sixth rank.
The grand master was not too pleased with the decision. he declared he still did not understand the working of what he termed “these new-fangled clocks.”
Game Lasts 38 Moves The decision, however, was final even though it spoiled the finish of what was otherwise a splendidly conducted game, lasting 38 moves.
Byrne had the white pieces in a Benoni-Indian defense. With accurate and well-timed moves, the Michigan state champion was able to hold the initiative all the way.
Reshevsky's defense was regarded by the critics to be fully adequate, for he, too, had a passed pawn on the queen's rook's file. With two bishops Byrne, nevertheless, was conceded to have the edge. A long drawn out game was thus avoided.
The United States champion, Arthur B. Bisguier, defeated Bobbie Fischer, the 13-year-old student at Erasmus Hall High School of Brooklyn, who made a study fight of it on the black side of a King's Indian defense.
The schoolboy was outmaneuvered in trying to save a knight he had marooned on the queen's side of the board.
Bisguier returned the piece in a long-winded combination at the end of which the black king was driven out into the middle of the board. Fischer resigned after 33 moves.
Feuerstein Is Victor Arthur Feuerstein won in 29 moves from George Shainswit when the latter overstepped the time limit. The opening was another Benoni-Indian defense adopted by Feuerstein.
A draw was registered in 33 moves between Max Pavey and Herbert Seidman in an Alekhine defense adopted by Seidman. Pavey played aggressively and sacrificed a piece for two pawns, which Seidman saw fit to return to avoid getting into deep water.
The games between Edmar Mednis and Abe Turner and between Eliot Hearst and Sidney Bernstein were adjourned.
