New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, October 13, 1956
Fischer, 13, Gains Draw In 66 Moves; Youngest Player in Chess Tourney Here Deadlocks With Bernstein, Oldest
The oldest of the twelve competitors in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club, Sidney Bernstein, former champion of that club, was still undefeated yesterday after finishing his adjourned third-round game with Bobby Fischer, 13-year-old student at Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn.
Their encounter, the result of a Ruy Lopez adopted by Fischer, was a draw in sixty-six moves. Bernstein, who is 45, moved into fifth place in the standing with a score of 2—1. He defeated the United States champion, Arthur B. Bisguier, in the second round and drew with Eliot Hearst in ninety-three moves.
Fischer, who has drawn two and lost two, displayed ingenuity in averting defeat. Bernstein had a knight, a bishop and two pawns against a rook and four pawns at adjournment.
The Brooklyn student advanced one of his pawns to the seventh rank and exchanged his rook for a knight. Eventually Bernstein was left with a lone bishop and no pawns, making a draw unavoidable. Bernstein's unfinished game with Abe Turner in the fourth round was held over until next week.
Eliot Hearst won his adjourned third-round game with Herbert Seidman in fifty-eight moves. Both players had two rooks but Hearst's advantage of four pawns to three told in his favor.
There will be no play in the tournament today. The fifth round is scheduled for 2 P.M. tomorrow at the Manhattan Chess Club.
