ANew York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, April 09, 1959
Fischer Turns Back Argentine In Chess
Mar Del Plata, Argentina, April 8 (AP)—Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn won again last night in the Argentine international chess tournament and remained tied for second place with Borislav Ivkov of Yugoslavia with only two rounds to play.
Fischer, 16, the United States champion, and Ivkov have 8½ points each. Miguel Najdorf of Argentina leads with 9.
Fischer's latest victim was Bernardo Wexler of Argentina.
In his match with Najdorf, Fischer resorted to his favorite King's Indian defense and held his own until the Argentine agreed to a draw.
Fischer was at his best in a flash finish with Ruben Shocron of Argentina, whose defense of a Ruy Lopez kept Fischer at bay for forty moves until a shock move brought a sudden conclusion.
