New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, October 31, 1959 - Page 20
Petrosian Takes Final Chess Game
Sets Back Gligoric to Finish Third—Soviet Foursome Sweeps Top Places
Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union beat Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia in forty-five moves to finish third in the world chess challengers' tournament, according to a report yesterday from Belgrade.
Gligoric dropped into a tie for fifth with Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn.
Paul Keres of Estonia, who already had clinched second place, could not recover from a bad position in his adjourned twenty-eighth-round game with Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland. The Icelander, without resuming play, scored in forty-one moves.
Vassily Smyslov of Moscow wound up fourth and, with Mikhail Tal of Latvia No. 1 on the list following his draw with Paul Benko on Thursday, the four top places went to the Soviet grand masters.
The game Tal had won from Fischer in the twenty-seventh round kept the crowd of 2,000 on edge during the five-hour session.
The United States champion started the fireworks early by giving up a pawn. Next he offered a knight, which was refused. Then he held out the lure of a bishop. Still Tal wouldn't bite.
Complications increased as play progressed. Fischer constantly harassed the black king; consequently Tal could not castle.
When play was resumed, Tal won with rook and bishop opposed to a rook. The score follows: