ASeptember 01 1956
The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, September 01, 1956
Bill Lombardy Ties Sherwin In Chess Open
(Caption) EXPERIENCE COUNTS: Shortly after this picture was taken 13-year old Bobby Fischer, New York Junior Chess Champion, looked up with a grin and knocked over his king in the traditional concession of inevitable defeat at the hands of Montreal Architect Joseph Sawyer, who was Canadian Chess Champion in 1908 but admits only to having “been around a long time.” The two played a fast, friendly game at Redpath Hall of McGill yesterday while waiting for the resumption of play in the First Canadian Open Chess Championship. Young Fischer is one of the contestants in the tournament; Young Sawyer said he no longer competes because “a five-hour game is a little tough these days.” Others in the picture are, left to right, John J. Prentice, president of the Canadian Chess Federation, Sidney Bernstein of New York and Larry Evans of New York.
