Tal Takes Chess Lead: Fischer and Sherwin Draw Their Tenth Round Games against Panno and Neikirch

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New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, August 21, 1958

Tal Takes Chess Lead
Russian Defeats Rossetto at Portoroz—Fischer in Draw
Mikhail Tal, national chess champion of Russia, gained the lead in the interzonal chess tournament at Portoroz, according to a report from Yugoslavia last night.
The Russian, on the black side of a King's Indian defense, scored in thirty-nine moves over Hector Rossetto of Argentina for a 7-3 won-lost score.
Bobby Fischer, 15-year-old United States champion, and James T. Sherwin both drew their tenth-round games against Oscar Panno of Argentina and Otto Neikirch of Bulgaria, respectively.