The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 20, 1963 - Page 85
Playoff Here For Interzonal Place
An interesting series of match games will be played here next month in order to resolve a tie among William Addison, Larry Evans and Samuel Reshevsky in the recently completed U.S. Championship Tournament.
One of the three will be entitled to a place in the Interzonal Tournament, in which winners of various zonal events will compete as a step towards the world championship title. Bobby Fischer and Arthur Bisguier have already qualified for the interzonal.
A double round-robin for a total of six games has been arranged at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8801 Cashio St. California champion Addison will have his share of rooters in the strife against former U.S. titleholders Evans and Reshevsky, both of New York.
KEY GAMES FOR FISCHER
When it was all over it seemed like a fairly easy victory for Bobby Fischer in his fifth straight success in the U.S. Chess Championship Tournament. There were three key games that marked the transition points.
At the outset Fischer lost to Edmar Mednis, going wrong when he offered a pawn in the endgame. Mednis held on to the material and scored by clever tactics.
Fischer recovered by a series of victories starting with an important point against Samuel Reshevsky. Fischer had a slight edge early and found opportunities in the rook ending.
In the final round game Fischer and Bisguier met with even scores for the vital decision. The critical moment came on Bisguier's 23rd turn, when he missed a sharp maneuver allowing Fischer to advance his knight to a commanding post. That was all the champion needed.
