New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, October 05, 1959 - Page 39
Fischer Adjourns Petrosian Match
Has Initiative After 41 Moves in Chess but Draw Looms—Keres Splits Point
Bobby Fischer and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union adjourned after forty-one moves yesterday in the challengers' chess tournament at Bled. Yugoslavia, according to a report received here.
Fischer, the United States champion, played the white pieces and retained the initiative. Indications point to a draw in the third meeting of the pair. Petrosian won the first two games.
The tournament leader, Paul Keres of the Soviet Union, drew in thirty-five moves with Vassily Smyslov of the Soviet Union. Keres' score is 10½—5½.
Mikhail Tal, Soviet Union, second in the standing, adjourned with Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia, in forty-one moves. A draw in thirty-two moves was registered between Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland and Paul Benko of New York.
Fischer, playing the black side of a King's Indian defense, defeated Keres for the second time in twenty-seven moves on Saturday night. He obtained the initiative through the sacrifice of a pawn and forced his rival into an error.