AThe Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Thursday, June 28, 1962 - Page 21
Russians for Chess Title 28 Jun 1962, Thu The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia) Newspapers.com
Russians for Chess Title
Curacao, June 27. A Soviet chess player, Tigran Petrosian, won the candidates' chess tournament last night and the right to challenge his countryman, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the world title.
Petrosian won as a result of American Bobby Fischer's draw with Pal Keres, also of the Soviet Union, in the 28th round.
Keres, who had been trying to get to a position to challenge for the title for over a quarter of a century, was the only player left who had a chance to overtake Petrosian.
When the American teenager proposed a draw, Keres accepted, leaving Petrosian the tournament winner.
The final standings were being compiled by scorers today.—A.A.P.
