The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 17, 1961
Fischer Tied For Lead In Yugoslav Tourney
United States chess champion Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn is in a four-way tie for first place after six rounds of an international masters tournament in Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report from the New York Times.
Tied with Fischer are former world champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia, Russian champion Tigran Petrosian and Miguel Najdorf of Argentina. All have scores of 4½-1½.
Unusually short, decisive games marked the sixth round. Fischer had the white pieces in a Ruy Lopez against Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union. In a smashing attack the 18-year-old Fischer, youngest player in the event, forced the Russian to resign in 22 moves.
Tal won from Mario Bertok of Yugoslavia on the black side of a Benoni Counter Gambit. Bertok lost a piece and resigned after 21 moves. Petrosian, paired with Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia, sacrificed his queen to force mate in 20 moves.
Arthur Bisguier of New York, former U.S. champion, who is the second American in succession to drop to a 3-3 score. Against Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, Bisguier had a winning position but missed his way. Facing J.H. Donner of the Netherlands Bisguier erred in a difficult end-game which lasted 78 moves.
Following is the standing after six completed rounds:
