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New York Times, New York, New York, Friday, September 15, 1961
Fischer Is Held To Draw In Chess
Seventh-Round Game With Darga Goes 18 Moves
Bobby Fischer of the United States, Mikhail Tal of Latvia and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina drew games in the seventh round of the international masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
The upset of the round was the defeat of Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union by Lajos Portisch of Hungary.
Fischer, on the black side of a King's Indian defense, drew in eighteen moves with Klaus Darga of West Germany after some queen file exchanges.
Tal was pitted against Dr. Petar Trifunovic, Yugoslav champion. The Slav set up a Caro-Kann defense. After twenty-five moves of an evenly contested game, they agreed to halve the point.
Najdorf, paired with Paul Keres of Estonia, was content to draw a Queen's Indian defense in nineteen moves.
Arthur B. Bisguier of New York, a former national champion, drew an England opening with Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia, the new world junior champion, after twenty-four moves.
Another draw was recorded between Ewfim Geller, Soviet Union, and Alexander Matanovic, Yugoslavia, a Nimzo-Indian defense that lasted twenty-two moves.
