AThe Sheboygan Press Sheboygan, Wisconsin Thursday, September 16, 1971 - Page 26
19 Consecutive Home-Runs
Maybe CHESS isn't what you'd call sports, but it certainly is “sporty” and it has its devotees to be sure — and an interesting assessment of Bobby Fischer was made by chess experts a while back when he won 19 straight games. For the benefit of non-players, it could be likened to pitching 19 consecutive no-hitters or getting 19 home runs in 19 times at bat! And even that, they figure, doesn't do his string justice since a really top Grand Master can usually wrangle a draw somewhere along the line and thereby end such a streak.
