ANew York Times, New York, New York, Monday, August 25, 1958
Fischer, Russian Play Chess Draw
Match Against Tal Ends in 41 Moves After Olafsson Beats Brooklyn Youth
Bobby Fischer, the 15-year-old chess champion of the United States, lost one adjourned game and drew another in the interzonal tournament at Portoroz, according to a report last night from Yugoslavia.
Fischer, from Brooklyn, lost his eleventh-round game to Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland in forty-four moves. It was a difficult ending in which Fischer went astray under time pressure.
The setback was his second in this tournament. The Icelander thereby passed Fischer in the standing.
Next, Fischer returned to his twelfth-round game with Mikhail Tal, the Soviet champion. Although the Russian seemed to have an advantage, he agreed to a draw after forty-one moves without resuming play.
Tal remained in second place with a score of 8½—3½, while Tigran Petrosian of Russia, 9—3, continued in the lead. Olafsson was defeated by David Bronstein of Russia in the twelfth round in forty-six moves.
James T. Sherwin of New York won in the twelfth round from Hector Rossetto of Buenos Aires in forty-five moves. Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia defeated Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia.
