The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, July 26, 1961
Reshevsky, Fischer Tied 2-2 in Chess
New York—With the scores even at 1½ points each, Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer started play in the fourth game of their 16-game chess match for the George P. Edgar Trophy at the Hotel Empire here Monday night. The result was a draw in 42 moves, which required the entire five-hour session.
The outcome left the contestants on even terms with a 2-2 score.
The principals will go to Los Angeles, where the fifth game is scheduled for Thursday, play starting at 7:30 p.m. Seven more games will be played before the scene shifts back east. The program calls for four more games in New York after the eight have been decided in the West.
