ADaily News New York, New York Tuesday, March 06, 1956
Chess Whiz Is Back In School After Tour
Bobby Fischer of 560 Lincoln Place, who celebrates his 13th birthday Friday, was back at class yesterday after successfully barnstorming through the East and Cuba with an adult chess team.
Among his victims were Dr. A.M. Jenkins, North Carolina state champion, and Cuban expert J.R. Florido.
Bobby, an eighth grade student at the Community-Woodward School, 321 Clinton Ave., is tabbed by chess associates for a promising tournament career.
Played 12 at a Time
In seven matches on the tour, Bobby won five, drew one and lost one. In Havana, he played 12 opponents simultaneously, winning 10 and drawing two.
Formerly a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and now active at the Manhattan Chess Club, he was invited by the Log Cabin Chess Club of West Orange, N.J., to be a member of its seven-man team.
During the tour by station wagon from Feb. 18 to last Sunday, the team played in Clinton, N.C.; Tampa, Miami, Hollywood and St. Petersburg, Fla., and Havana.
Bobby is now looking ahead to the U.S. national open tournament and the junior open championships this summer. He hopes to compete in both as a representative of the Manhattan Chess Club.
