ANew York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, September 12, 1959
Fischer Defeats Gligoric At Bled
American Chess Champion Winner in 32 Moves—Tal Turns Back Olafsson
Aggressive tactics in yesterday's fourth round at Bled, earned another triumph for Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, in the world championship challengers' tournament, according to a report received last night from Yugoslavia.
The 16-year-old American prodigy, playing the white side of a Sicilian defense, defeated Svetozar Gligoric of Belgrade. Fischer sacrificed an exchange to attain his objective. Gligoric resigned in thirty-two moves.
With one game adjourned from the third round, Fischer is tied at 2—1 for second place with Paul Benko of New York, a Hungarian refugee, and Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union.
Benko drew with Vassily Smyslov of the Soviet Union in twenty-eight moves. This game, like all the others, was conducted along the lines of the Sicilian defense.
Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, with the black pieces was under heavy time pressure with Tal. The Icelander's weak pawn position brought his resignation in thirty-two moves.
Paul Keres of the Soviet Union, playing white, adjourned in an even position with Tigran Petrosian, his countryman, who is still leading with a score of 2—0.
A First-Round Match
Full details of the play between Fischer and Keres, in the first round, reached here by airmail yesterday.
It confirmed the news that Fischer, after fighting off a novel attack, had the game well in hand at the time of adjournment. The road to victory, achieved by the young American, was then quite clear.
