New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, September 25, 1961 - Page 43
Tal, Fischer Tied For Lead In Chess
Mikhail Tal of Latvia yesterday tied Bobby Fischer of the United States at 9½—3½ for the lead after thirteen rounds of the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia.
Tal conducted the white pieces in a Sicilian defense set up by Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia. The Latvian won the exchange and Parma resigned in twenty-nine moves.
Fischer, paired with Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia, had the black side of a King's Indian defense. Fischer sacrificed a rook, but a counter sacrifice by the Czech resulted in a draw after twenty-seven moves.
In other matches, Boris Ivkov, Yugoslavia, beat Klaus Darga, West Germany, in forty-six moves and Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland, beat J.H. Donner, the Netherlands, in thirty moves. Lajos Portisch, Hungary, and J. Germek, Yugoslavia, tied in thirty-one moves. Dr. Petar Trifunovic, Yugoslavia, adjourned after forty-one moves.