New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, September 26, 1961 - Page 46
Tal Takes Lead In Chess At Bled
Draws in 14th Round and Goes Ahead of Fischer
Mikhail Tal of Latvia took the lead with a score of 10—4 in the fourteenth round of the international chess masters tournament at Bled, according to a report from Yugoslavia yesterday.
Tal broke a tie with Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, by drawing in twenty-three moves with Klaus Darga of West Germany while Fischer failed to finish with Mijo Udovic of Yugoslavia.
Fischer had the white pieces in a Piro defense to the Queen's Pawn opening. At the end of the five-hour session, they adjourned a rook-and-pawn ending. Forty moves had been recorded.
Paul Keres of Estonia, tied with Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia for third place with 8½-4½, was content to draw a Petroff defense in twenty-two moves with Dr. Petar Trifunovic, the Yugoslav champion.
Gligoric was the exchange ahead and had a winning position against Alexander Matanovic of Yugoslavia when adjournment was taken after forty-four moves of a Nimzo-Indian defense.
Arthur B. Bisguier of New York beat Boris Ivkov of Yugoslavia, who played the Sicilian defense but overstepped the time limit and resigned after forty moves.