ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, September 10, 1961 - Page 6
Fischer Gains Tie For Lead In Chess
U.S. Player Beats Olafsson at Bled—Bisguier Draws
Bobby Fischer of New York yesterday moved into a three way tie for first place with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York and Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union in the masters chess tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia.
Fischer, according to a report from Yugoslavia, beat Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland in the fourth round. He conducted the white pieces in a Sicilian defense set up by Olafsson. Fischer capitalized on a clever combination that netted the exchange and two rooks versus a queen.
Olafsson resigned after thirty-nine moves.
Bisguier met Tigran Petrosian, the Soviet champion, and had the black pieces in a semi-Tarrasch defense to the Queen's Gambit declined. They drew after twenty-one moves.
Geller split the point with Mikhail Tal of Latvia. Tal had the black pieces in a Nimzo-Indian defense and sacrificed a piece, but a perpetual check caused a draw in twenty-two moves.
Fischer, Bisguier and Geller at 3—1 in the standing.
Miguel Najdorf of Argentina defeated Mario Bertok of Yugoslavia in thirty-nine moves of a Sicilian defense. Dr. Petar Trifunovic of Yugoslavia adjourned a French defense with Lajos Portisch of Hungary after forty-one moves.
Paul Keres of Estonia beat J. Germek of Yugoslavia and drew in a first-round game with J. Parma of Yugoslavia.
