ATampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Sunday, November 26, 1961
Fischer To Defend U.S. Chess Crown
New York—The Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament for the United States Chess Championship and the Frank J. Marshall Trophy will be held at the Prince George Hotel, 14 E. 28th Street, New York, beginning Dec. 17 and continuing through 11 rounds through Jan. 4.
Invitations have been sent to 12 top-ranking masters in the United States. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn is the current champion.
Seven Hungarians, four Russians and one each from Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Netherlands, Rumania and the United States took part in the recent Geza Maroczy Memorial International Tournament at Budapest, which was won by Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union. Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia and David Bronstein, Soviet Union, tied for second. Fourth to seventh places were Peter Dely and Lajos Portisch, both of Hungary; and W. Simagin and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union.
Arthur B. Bisguier of the United States did not place.
