ANew York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, October 21, 1959
Keres' Careful End Game Beats Fischer in 55 Moves at Belgrade
Paul Keres of the Soviet Union, second in the challengers' chess tournament in Belgrade, defeated the United States champion, Bobby Fischer, last night in the twenty-third round, according to a report from Yugoslavia.
The fourth encounter between them was won by the Estonian in fifty-five moves. Fischer had earlier won from Keres in the first round and again the the fifteenth and held a 2-1 lead over his opponent.
The game was one of four decided yesterday. In the ending, which was difficult, Keres, a pawn to the good, had a rook and knight opposed to a rook and bishop, requiring the utmost exactitude. Keres was equal to the occasion and continued his pursuit of Mikhail Tal, Soviet Union, still leading by a good margin.
Tal was at his best in winding up his twenty-third-round game with Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, who resigned after forty-six moves. A pawn sacrifice enabled the leader to bring about a powerful attack.
Gligoric also finished with Paul Benko of New York, a draw being recorded in fifty-seven moves. Another draw was registered, without resuming play, between Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland, and Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Union, in forty-one moves.
An abortive king's side attack by Paul Benko of New York against Mikhail Tal in the twenty-first round contributed to the advance of the Soviet grandmaster. The New Yorker surrendered a pawn on the twenty-fifth move. Benko had a bad position when, pressed for time, he blundered and lost his queen.
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