Chess: Pomar, Spanish Wunderkind, Is Grown but Still a Wonder

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New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, November 22, 1962 - Page 26

Chess: Pomar, Spanish Wunderkind, Is Grown but Still a Wonder
Chess prodigies have always more than confirmed early promise. Morphy and Capablanca became champions of the world. Reshevsky and Fischer are now among the top in the world.
Spain, too, had its chess prodigy—Arturo Pomar, who at the age of 13 drew a tournament game with the champion of the world, Alexander Alehkine. Though his rise to the top grand master ranks was not as meteoric as the ascent of America's own boy wonder, Bobby Fischer, the Spaniard's performances have always been impressive. He usually finishes in the high ranks in every tournament he enters.
In 1954 he visited the United States and distinguished himself by tying with Larry Evans for first in the U.S Open Championship with a score of 9½—2½. Playing top board for Spain in the recent Olympics, Pomar produced the two pleasing games herewith among other victories.
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