ANew York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 08, 1959
Keres Adjourns In Fischer Game
Soviet Ace Under Pressure by U.S. Ruler as World Chess Event Opens
Bobby Fischer, 16-year-old United States chess champion, made a promising start yesterday in the first round of the world championship challengers' tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report received last night.
When his game with Paul Keres of the Soviet Union was adjourned after a session of five hours, the Brooklyn student was regarded by some of the experts present as having the upper hand.
Fischer set up a Sicilian defense against the Russian's king's pawn opening and met his great rival at every turn. The attack that Keres was engineering failed and he was under time pressure when, after forty-one moves, an adjournment was taken.
It will be played off Wednesday. Meanwhile, a start will be made on the second round.
The only first-round winner was Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, who defeated Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland in a Nimzowitsch defense lasting thirty-five moves. Short of time, the Icelander lost a rook and he promptly resigned.
An evenly contested draw was recorded between Paul Benko, Hungarian refugee from New York, and Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia. The two Russians, Vassily Smyslov and Mikhail Tal, played a Sicilian defense to adjournment after forty-one moves.
