New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, December 21, 1959
Reshevsky Draws With Benko In 16 Moves in U.S. Chess Play
Samuel Reshevsky and Pal Benko, both international grandmasters, drew a tame game in sixteen moves in the third round of the United States chess championship tournament at the West Side Y.M.C.A. last night.
Benko, with a score of 2—1, is tied for the lead with Herbert Seidman, who won from Robin Ault.
Reshevsky, with 1½—½, has an adjourned game with Edmar Mednis to be played off at the Manhattan Chess Club tonight. Reshevsky is a piece ahead and his expected victory will give him the lead in the field of twelve.
Bobby Fischer, the defender, Arthur B. Bisguier and James T. Sherwin adjourned their games. Fischer halted play after forty-two moves with Raymond Weinstein in an even ending. Bisguier is a pawn ahead with Mednis.
Evidently weary after his strenuous draw with Fischer in their second-round game on Saturday, Robert Byrne was content to draw a King's Indian defense with Sidney Bernstein of Brooklyn in twelve moves.
Seidman, resorting to the Sicilian defense, won in twenty-one moves from Ault. Next came the sixteen-move encounter between Benko and Reshevsky, the latter resorting to the King's Indian defense.
The fourth round is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. tomorrow at the Manhattan Chess Club.
Following are the scores of two of the best games of the tournament, won in the second round by Bisguier and Benko.
