ANew York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, June 27, 1962 - Page 33
Petrosian Wins Curacao Tourney
Soviet Chess Master Will Play World Champion
Willemstad, Curaçao, June 26—Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union won the Candidates' Chess Tournament here today.
He drew a Queen's Gambit in fourteen moves with Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia; Paul Keres of the Soviet Union, who had to win to tie for first place, was held to a draw by Bobby Fischer of the United States.
Petrosian had a total of 17½ points, consisting of eight wins, no losses and nineteen draws, out of twenty-seven games played. Keres' total was 17 points, consisting of nine wins, two losses and sixteen draws.
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Will Play Botvinnik
Petrosian has now gained the right to challenge his countryman Mikhail Botvinnik for the world championship in 1963.
Not too much is known in the United States, even among chess specialists, about Petrosian's personal characteristics or his chess play. He has been classed as an “attrition” player, lacking somewhat in imagination and dash. This was belied, however, by his two speculative, sacrificial games at Curaçao against Pal Benko of the United States and Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union.
Petrosian made a brief appearance in New York as a member of the Soviet eight-man team that played a match against an American team at the Roosevelt Hotel in 1954.
