ANew York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, February 22, 1962 - Page 32
Fischer And Stein Play Chess Draw
Leader Divides Point With Russian at Stockholm
Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn was held to a draw by Leonid Stein of the Soviet Union in the sixteenth round of the world interzonal chess tournament in Stockholm, according to a report from the Swedish capital yesterday.
Fischer, who kept the lead with a 12½-2½ score, had the black side of a Queen's Gambit declined. Steady play by Stein led to an equal ending and the players agreed to split the point after twenty-six moves.
Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany, 10—4, retained second place although he failed to finish with Rudolph Teschner of West Germany. When adjournment time came after forty-one moves, they had reached a rook ending in a Slav defense.
Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union moved into a tie at 10—5 for third, half a point ahead of Ewfim Geller, another Soviet player. Geller adjourned a Queen's Gambit declined after forty moves.
Filip drew with Lajos Portisch of Hungary in an English opening in eighteen moves. Petrosian halved the point with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York in a Queen's Gambit declined lasting twenty-two moves.
The only victor was Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union. He defeated Istvan Bilek of Hungary on the white side of a King's Indian defense in thirty-four moves.
A draw was recorded between Eugenio German of Brazil and Sam Schweber of Argentina, a Queen's Indian defense that went to sixteen moves.
Adjourned games:
