The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Friday, August 08, 1958
American Chess Player Tied For Second In Meet
Portoroz, Yugoslavia, Aug. 7. —Soviet grand master Mikhail Talj today held the lead in the interzonal chess championships with the first two rounds completed.
Bobby Fischer of New York, 15-year-old international master of the United States, shared second place with Soviet grand master Tigrano Petrosyan, international master Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, and Paul Benkoe, Hungarian-born member of the U.S. Chess Federation.
The third round will be played tomorrow.
Standings after second round: Talj, 2 points; Fischer, Olafsson, Petrosyan and Benkoe 1½ points.