ANew York Times, New York, New York, Friday, October 23, 1959
Tal and Keres Gain Draws in Belgrade
The two leaders in the challengers' chess tournament in Belgrade each played games of less than twenty moves in the twenty-fifth round, according to a report received last night from Yugoslavia.
The Soviet Union's Mikhail Tal, still first by a margin of two and a half points, drew on the black side of a King's Indian defense in seventeen moves against Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland. The Estonian, Paul Keres, who is in second place, played the Tarrasch defense against Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and drew in eighteen moves.
Vassily Smyslov, a former world champion, moved into third place after defeating Paul Benko of New York in a Catalan opening lasting thirty-four moves. The New Yorker had a good position, but lost it under time pressure when Smyslov gained the advantage of the exchange.
Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, played the Sicilian defense against Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, who sacrificed a pawn. After forty-four moves they had reached a rook and bishop ending, likely to be drawn.
