The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, August 05, 1956
Young Fischer a Genuine, Dyed in the Wool Comer
United States champion Arthur B. Bisguier, New York, won the United States Open championship which concluded at Oklahoma City, July 28. Bisguier's final total, 9½-2½, was equaled by James T. Sherwin, New York. Bisguier was declared winner under the median tie-breaking system.
In the final round Bisguier and Mednis agreed to a draw after 10 moves. This breaks the record for phony last-round draws set by the Denker-Almgren 14-move game in the 1944 National Championship.
Robert Steinmeyer of St. Louis held down third place with 9-3. But the surprise of the tournament was 13-year-old Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn, who scored 8½-3½ and found himself tied with such fine players as Philadelphia's A. Di Camillo, Fordham's Saidy and Edmar Mednis. Young Fischer seems to be a genuine, dyed-in-the-wool comer.
Here is a Bisguier win from an early round. The loser of this exchange variation Ruy Lopez was Thomas A. Jenkins, Huntington, Michigan.