The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, September 21, 1961 - Page 24
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.