New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, August 15, 1958
Fischer, Bronstein Deadlock In Chess
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn and David Bronstein of Russia played to a draw in sixty-two moves in a game that had been adjourned from the sixth round in the interzonal chess tournament at Portoroz, according to a report last night from Yugoslavia.
The 15-year-old United States champion then had a score of 2½—2½ and is on even terms with such masters as Oscar Panno of Argentina, Laszlo Szabo of Hungary and Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia. Bronstein is only half a point ahead of the youngster.
Bronstein had another session in his fifth-round game with Pal Benko of Hungary, in which fifty-nine moves have been recorded. Benko, still undefeated, has a score of 3½—½ and Bronstein has 3—2. The Hungarian has had his bye.
When the results of the other adjourned games had been recorded, Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland and Tigran Petrosian of Russia had totals of 4½—1½ apiece. Olafsson beat Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia.
Bent Larsen of Denmark, with a score of 4—2, was tied with two Russians, Yuri Auerbach and Mikhail Tal.
