ANew York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, August 07, 1958
Tal Defeats Szabo In Yugoslav Chess
Mikhail Tal of Moscow gained his second consecutive victory in the interzonal chess tournament at Portoroz and led the field of twenty-one, according to a report received last night from Yugoslavia.
Tal defeated Szabo of Hungary in forty-nine moves. The Soviet grandmaster played the Sicilian defense.
The only other second-round victor was Bobby Fischer 15-year-old United States champion, who won on the black side of a king's Indian defense from Geza Fuster of Toronto.
The American lad was not at his best in the opening. He lost a pawn during a time scramble, but an oversight on the part of Fuster cost him a clear knight. Fischer scored in thirty-six moves.
James T. Sherwin of New York, the other American representative, whose adjourned first-round game with Tigran Petrosian of Russia was held over until today, drew a bye.
