ANew York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, August 09, 1961 - Page 41
Fischer, Reshevsky Still Tied In Chess
Bobby Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky remained tied at 4½—4½ last night in Los Angeles as play got under way in their sixteen-game match at the Herman Steiner Chess Club.
The eighth and ninth games, both of which had been adjourned earlier, were played to draws Monday night.
The eighth game went to eighty moves before the United States champion and Reshevsky agreed to split the point.
Reshevsky was a pawn ahead in the ninth game but, with bishops controlling diagonals of opposite colors, was unable to capitalize on the advantage. The draw was agreed upon after fifty-two moves.
Five games have been drawn so far. Reshevsky won the first and seventh games and Fischer triumphed in the second and fifth.
