AThe Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, October 04, 1962 - Page 8
England Keeps Her Lead 04 Oct 1962, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
England Keeps Her Lead
Excellent win over Denmark
Varna, Bulgaria, October 3
England had an excellent 3½ to ½ win against Denmark in round six of Final Group B of the World Chess Championships. They thus kept the tournament lead which they took by half a point when Penrose won his twice-adjourned rook ending with Raisa, of Finland, in the morning session.
Penrose scored his second point of the day when he won a pawn against Petersen in a Sicilian defense and simplified to a winning ending. Clarke had a slight initiative with the black pieces against From but the Danish player succeeded in reaching a drawn knight ending. Golombek was in good form against Korning refuting a risky pawn sacrifice and emerging with an ending with a rook for a pawn.
A blunder
Littlewood played a Kings Indian Defense against Claussen and won in good style by a neat temporary queen sacrifice when the Dane blundered in the early middle game. The American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer had his first defeat of the tournament in the morning session when he lost to Ciocaltea of Rumania. Fischer was again in poor form against Donner of Holland and adjourned a piece down with a lost ending.
Leaders in the championship finals are Soviet Union 16½ and one adjourned. West Germany 15 and one adjourned. Yugoslavia 15, United States 13½ and one adjourned. The Russians are finding their best form in the middle rounds and after winning 3½ to ½ against Czechoslovakia are likely to make a four-zero victory against Austria.
Leaders in Final Group B are: England 15, Spain 14 and one adjourned, Switzerland 12 and three adjourned, Israel 11½ and three adjourned.
