Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Sunday, September 01, 1963 - Page 3B
Top Chessmen Score in State Tourney
By Frank Brady
Brilliant Bobby Fischer, the U.S. chess champion, retained his lead after three rounds of play in the New York State Open Chess Championships at the IBM Country club Saturday.
Fischer defeated Hy Wallach, of Brooklyn, in the second round of the tourney Saturday morning in just 25 moves. In the third round of the event, Fischer faced Ben Greenwald, of New York City, and constructed the Grunfeld defense, forcing his opponent to resign in 29 moves after threatening to take a piece.
Fischer now has three wins and no losses in the seven game event, which will end Monday night.
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INTERNATIONAL GRAND-MASTER Arthur Bisguier, Elmhurst, shared the lead with Fischer with a perfect 3-0 score. Bisguier defeated John Meyer, a talented 17-year-old from Woodstock, in the third round.
The leading player from Poughkeepsie was Paul Steiner, an IBM engineer. Steiner had a perfect score as we went to press.
Recently arrived in Poughkeepsie from Switzerland, Steiner was a well known player there, winning a major tourney less than a year ago. He tied for the Hudson Valley championship in Woodstock last spring. Steiner is 29 and promises to be one of the finest player ever to come out of Poughkeepsie.
The tourney, sponsored by the New York State Chess association,will resume at 10:30 today.
