Chess Match Ends In Draw

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The South Bend Tribune South Bend, Indiana Sunday, September 13, 1959

Chess Match Ends In Draw
Bled, Yugoslavia (AP)—Bobby Fischer and Paul Benko, both from New York, drew after 49 moves in their third round match in the International Challengers' Chess Tournament Saturday.
The match had been adjourned with a small advantage for Benko, but Fischer covered the next move to earn the draw.
Grandmaster Tigran Petrosjan of Russia is leading the tournament with 2.5 points and one adjourned match. Fischer and Benko each have 2.5 points.