Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Saturday, October 31, 1959
Fischer 5th In Chess Tournament
Belgrade (AP)—Bobby Fischer, 16, the world's youngest chess Grand Master and champion of the United States, yesterday became symbolically the world's best chess player from the Western Hemisphere.
This is result of the last match played yesterday at the Challengers Chess Tournament in which Soviet Grand Master Tigran Petrosjan defeated Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia in their adjourned match from the 28th and last round played Thursday.
The defeat of Gligoric enabled New Yorker Fischer, who Thursday defeated Vasil Smyslov of the Soviet Union, to share the fifth and sixth place with 12.5 points.
Smyslov Places 4th
Thanks to the victory over Gligoric, Petrosjan captured the third place before his countryman, former world champion Vasil Smyslov, who took fourth.
The placement of Fischer is considered here as a success for the wonder boy from America.
The winner of the tournament, Mikhail Tal, of Latvia, obtained the right to challenge next March present world champion Mikhail Botvinnik for the title.