AThe Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Friday, June 22, 1962 - Page 8
Fischer of U.S. Tied for 4th In World Chess Preliminaries 22 Jun 1962, Fri The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com
Fischer of U.S. Tied for 4th In World Chess Preliminaries
Willemstad, Curacao (AP)—America's Bobby Fischer was tied for fourth place with three rounds to go yesterday in the 1962 candidates chess tournament for the right to meet Mikhail Botvinnik of Russia for the world championship next Spring.
Paul Keres and Tigran Petrosian of Russia, who drew in 14 moves Wednesday, shared the lead, each with 16 points. Ewfim Geller, another Russian, was third with 15 points.
Then came Fischer and Victor Korchnoi of Russia, each with 12½ points. Paul Benko, of New York had 9½ points. Mikhail Tal of Russia who had to withdraw because of illness, has seven points and Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia had six points
The final round will be played Tuesday in the sound-proof tournament room that has been filled to capacity throughout the tournament. Crowds stand on the hotel patio, overlooking the Caribbean, to watch move-by-move details on a demonstration board. Adjourned games will be played Wednesday night and the prizes will be awarded Thursday.
This tropical isle off Venezuela has gone chess-crazy. The quaint Dutch shops are doing a land-office business in chess sets and books.
Spectators were greatly disappointed Wednesday when Keres and Petrosian, the two Russian leaders, drew. It was the fourth draw between the pair. Everyone expected Keres, playing the white, to go all out for victory but he headed straight for a dead draw position.
Petrosian now is given the best chance of winning. He will play Fischer, Filip and Benko in his remaining matches. Keres plays Fischer, Filip and Geller.
Tournament officials decided that all of Tal's postponed games in the last seven rounds would be cancelled and not forfeited. No player will receive a point for his unplayed game with the ailing Russian. Tal withdrew because of kidney trouble.
