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The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, September 21, 1961
Fischer and Russian Deadlock In Chess
Bled, Yugoslavia, Sept. 20 (AP)—Tigran Petrosjan, of Russia, drew with countrymen Efrem Geller today and pulled into a tie with Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, for first place in an international chess tournament.
The half-point from the draw gave Petrosjan 8 points for twelve rounds of competition. Fischer, whose match with Petar Trifunovic, of Yugoslavia, was adjourned, has 8 points from eleven rounds.
