ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, January 28, 1962 - Page 148
Petrosian Scores In Interzonal Chess
Twenty-two aspirants for world championship chess honors started play yesterday in the interzonal tournament of the International Chess Federation at Stockholm, according to a report from the Swedish capital.
Seven games were decided and four adjourned. Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, Miguel Cuellar of Colombia, Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia and Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany were the winners.
Petrosian scored a decisive victory over Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, who played the black pieces in a Colle opening. Olafsson, pressed for time, blundered and lost after thirty-three moves.
Cueller set up the King's Indian defense against Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union. With a mating attack, Cuellar won in forty-two moves.
Dr. Filip had the white side of an English opening. He won a piece and forced the resignation of Abe Yanofsky of Canada after thirty-two moves.
Uhlmann outplayed Arturo Pomar of Span after winning a pawn in a Slav defense, which lasted thirty-seven moves.
Draws were played by Julio Bolbochan and M. Schweber, both of Argentina; Mario Bertok and Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, and Lajos Portisch and Istvan Bilek of Hungary.
Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union adjourned in an even position with B. German of Argentina after forty-one moves. Bobby Fischer, the former United States champion, was a pawn ahead of Rudolph Teschner of East Germany when play ended after forty moves.
Pal Benko of New York had an advantage when his game with Arthur B. Bisguier of New York was adjourned. Bisguier, however, had drawing chances. The other unfinished game was between Manuel Aaron of India and Gideon Barcza of Hungary. Leonid Stein of the Soviet Union drew a bye.
