ANew York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, August 09, 1958
Tal and Pachman Draw In 50 Moves
Mikhail Tal, the Russian national chess champion, went all out to break down the French defense set up by Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia in the third round of the interzonal tournament at Portoroz, last night, according to a report from Yugoslavia.
The Soviet grandmaster was thwarted, however, by his opponent's stout resistance. A draw was recorded after fifty moves, leaving Tal in first place with a 2½-½ total.
David Bronstein and Tigran Petrosian of Russia are tied at 2-1 with Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia. Bronstein and Gligoric were winners, whereas Petrosian drew in 22 moves.
The 15-year-old United States champion, Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, engaged in a lively encounter with Hector Rossetto of Buenos Aires, who had the black side of a Ruy Lopez. Play was adjourned after 42 moves.
