ANew York Times, New York, New York, Friday, July 27, 1956
Bisguier Defeats Saidy In 69 Moves
Gains Tie for Lead in U.S. Open Chess-Steinmeyer and Kerr in Draw
Special to The New York Times.
Oklahoma City, July 26-Arthur B. Bisguier of New York, the United States chess champion, today handed Anthony F. Saidy of Douglaston. Queens, his first defeat in the United States Chess Federation's open championship tournament.
The victory enabled Bisguier to tie for the lead with Robert Steinmeyer of St. Louis, still undefeated at 7½-1½.
Bisguier, playing a variation in the Slav defense, adjourned with Saidy after a five-hour session. Upon resumption of the ninth-round match the national champion scored in 69 moves.
Steinmeyer, playing the French defense against Derwin Kerr of Cranford, N. J., adjourned in a slightly favorable position. Eventually he had to concede a draw after 66 moves.
Kerr was tied at 7-2 by James T. Sherwin of New York and J. Theodorovitch of Toronto. Sherwin drew on the black side of a King's Indian defense with Atillio Di Camillo of Philadelphia after 24 moves. Theodorovitch was able to move up by defeating Jack O'Keefe of Ann Arbor, Mich., in a Sicilian defense lasting 28 moves.
Di Camillo and Saidy are tied at 6½-2½ with Edmar Mednis and Anthony E. Santasiere, both of New York, and S. Popel of Detroit.
Mednis won in 40 moves of a King's Indian defense from Dr. Peter Lapiken, Los Angeles, and Santasiere wrested a point from Ray Martin of Santa Monica, Calif., in an English opening which went to 50 moves. Popel vanquished Fischheimer.
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, still undefeated, won in 25 moves on the black side of a Sicilian defense from Dale Ruth of Midwest City, Okla. The 13-year-old chess prodigy is in an eight-way tie at 6-3.
