ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, August 31, 1958
Tal Beats Larsen In 24-Move Match
Ties Fellow Soviet Player, Petrosian, for Lead in Tourney at Portoroz
By means of a vigorous attack against the Sicilian defense set up by Bent Larsen of Denmark, Mikhail Tal of Russia won their fifteenth-round match in twenty-four moves in the interzonal chess tournament at Portoroz, according to a report received last night from Yugoslavia.
Tal tied Tigran Petrosian of Russia for first place in the tourney, each with a score of 10½—4½.
Petrosian was paired with Yuri Auerbach, a Soviet grandmaster, who countered with a Nimzo-Indian defense. They agreed to a draw in twenty-two moves.
Alexander Matanovic of Yugoslavia outplayed Geza Fuster of Canada on the white side of a Sicilian defense after thirty-six moves. The winner tied Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland, for third place at 9—3. Olafsson adjourned with Raul Sanguinetti of Argentina.
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, the 15-year-old United States champion, twelfth in the standing, won from Boris de Greif of Colombia, who played white against a Sicilian defense. The South American sacrificed a piece to gain the initiative, but the young American put up a sound defense. Overstepping the time limit, de Greif lost in thirty-five moves. James T. Sherwin of New York adopted the English opening against David Bronstein of Russia. The American stood up stoutly against the famous Russian until he lost his grip under the pressure of the time limit. He lost a piece and exceeded the time limit after thirty-nine moves. Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia also was a winner.
