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The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, October 01, 1961
Tal Forges Into Lead In Masters
Former World Champion Mikhail Tal of Latvia has taken the lead with a score of 12-4 in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia.
I have learned through the New York Times News Service that Tal forged ahead Friday night when he paired with J. Germek of Yugoslavia and he had the Black side of a Benoni Counter Gambit. Germak made an unsound sacrifice and resigned after 32 moves.
Stubborn opposition by Paul Keres of Estonia prevented Bobby Fischer, United States champion, from adding to his score, which remains at 11-4.
Fischer conducted the White forces in a Caro-Kann defense set up by Keres.
At the end of the session, Fischer had a queen, bishop and three Pawns versus a Queen, Knight and three Pawns. A passed Queen's Knight gave Fischer an advantage when adjournment was taken after 40 moves.
A draw in a Queen's Gambit was the result of the encounter between Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, and his country-man, Dr. Petar Trifunovic. Gligoric retained third place with 11-5. Keres and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, each 10-5, are tied for fourth and fifth places and Trifunovic, 9-7, advanced to sixth place.
