ANew York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, October 20, 1959
Fischer Emerges With Chess Draw
Brooklynite Holds Petrosian Even in 30-Move Game—Smyslov Beats Keres
Bobby Fischer, facing Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union for the fourth time in the world challengers' chess tournament at Belgrade, drew a well-played game in thirty moves at Belgrade last night, according to a report from Yugoslavia.
The 16-year-old Brooklyn student, playing the black pieces in a queen's gambit declined, adopted the orthodox defense. Petrosian established a passed queen's pawn and exerted considerable pressure. Adequate counterplay by Fischer equalized matters.
Vasily Smyslov of Moscow passed Petrosian in the standing and took third place by defeating Paul Keres, the Estonian grandmaster, in a Sicilian defense lasting forty moves.
The most eventful game of the session was adjourned between Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union and Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia after forty moves.
Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland won in forty-four moves from Paul Benko of New York and moved into seventh place. Benko, playing white, was outplayed in the middle game and lost a piece.
The score of Smyslov's victory over Fischer in the twenty-first round at Zagreb:
