New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, April 26, 1962 - Page 30
Chess: Precise Fischer Analysis Leads to Smashing Attack
By Al Horowitz
At the Marshall Chess Club a reception and buffet was given recently in honor of Bobby Fischer, the winner of the Interzonal Tournament in Stockholm, and America's favorite to win in the coming Candidates' Tournament in Curaçao.
The welcoming introduction was made by Louis J. Wolff, a governor of the club, who was captain of the Columbia University chess team when its shining star was young José Capablanca, destined for chess immortality.
Fischer, the young American ace whose boundless self-confidence is too often mistaken for bounding arrogance, replied at his amiable best to Wolff's praise. “The party was the nicest ever given me,” he said.
Among the guests were Marcel Duchamp, the celebrated artist, and Mrs. Duchamp; Mrs. Caroline Marshall, widow of the former American champion, and Anthony Santasiere who, with the aid of a demonstration board, discussed the Fischer-Korchnoi contest played in Stockholm.
This Korchnoi game and the one against the international master Sherwin, appearing today, are examples, like most of Fischer's victories of his virtuosity in positions that require very exact analysis.
Will Must Prevail
Fischer, more than any player in the history of chess, typifies Emanuel Lasker's dictum: “All other things being equal, when two masters meet, it is the will that must prevail and triumph.”
Fischer has what it takes to become a champion: courage, a dedicated faith in his own invincibility and a burning assurance that nothing can bar the way to the goal he has aimed for ever since he began playing chess—the winning of the world championship.
This game shows Fischer at his tactical and strategic best. his move 13 KtxKt incorporates a trap that could be a pitfall for even the most experienced player. Had Sherwin replied 13 . . . PxP, then 14 KtxQ, PxR/Q; 15 B-Q-4 wins. White emerges from the preliminaries with a somewhat more active deployment of his forces. But he has a long way to go. Move 16 Kt-Q5 compels a favorable clearance of the line of his king bishop, and it is note-worthy that this sortie casts its influence on the ultimate explosion on move 30 RxP. The final tactical coup is a logical outcome of the initial strategy.
