AThe Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friday, June 08, 1962 - Page 2
Sports World 08 Jun 1962, Fri The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Newspapers.com
Bobby Fischer Comes Back
The Curacao Candidates Chess Tournament—the winner of which will face Mikhail Botvinnik for the chess championship of the world — has taken some radical turns, and the tourney is not yet half over. The first shock was that Bobby Fischer lost three games quickly — and remember that he had been undefeated in the last two tournaments in which he participated. But it was reported that he wasn't well. Whatever it was, he started poorly. But Mikhail Tal, the ex-champion, has played recklessly and badly, and lost seven games (almost unheard of in the case of so fine a grandmasters) before the 13th round!
Slowly, Fischer returned to form and with his four defeats has managed to win five times, more than anyone else (at the end of the 12th round). And he was in fifth place. There are 28 rounds in all, so Fischer can still come all the way back. But the results have been startling thus far. At this writing, Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union, with three wins, nine draws and no defeats, heads the field, but look for more changes with each passing round.
