Twenty of the world's leading players

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Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Tuesday, September 12, 1961

Twenty of the world's leading players are engaged in an international chess masters' tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia. It began Sept. 2 and will continue to Oct. 4.
Bobby Fischer, our youthful four-time national champion, drew the first big headlines in the second round of play when he defeated Mikhail Tal, who lost the world's championship to his fellow citizen of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Botvinnik, only a few months ago.
Fischer's victory came after 47 moves and was the first he had ever scored over Tal. The Latvian had defeated Bobby in four previous encounters.