ANanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Monday, June 04, 1962 - Page 11
Russians Are Cosy Threesome In Chess Play 04 Jun 1962, Mon Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.com
Russians Are Cosy Threesome In Chess Play
Willemstad, Curacao (CP) — Three Russian grand masters share the lead in the international candidates chess tournament after 16 rounds of play.
They are Tigran Petrosian, Ewfim Geller and Paul Keres, each with 10½ points in the 28-round competition.
Petrosian, drew his adjourned 15th-round game with Mikhail Tal of Russia Sunday after 50 moves. Petrosian defeated Victor Korchnoi in 70 moves in a 16th-round match.
Pal Benko of the United States defeated Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia in 41 moves in the 16th round.
In other 15th-round adjourned games Geller defeated Korchnoi in 58 moves while Bobby Fischer of the U.S. drew with Benko after 56 moves.
