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Chess Notebook 11 Feb 1962, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com
The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, February 11, 1962 - Page 27
Frank Brady has resigned as business manager of USCF and editor of Chess Life. No reasons have been forthcoming. He has been replaced by J.F. Reinhardt.
The sadly delayed interzonal tournament (penultimate step in the search for a challenger of world championship caliber) finally got under way in Stockholm. The fracas and fiasco that resulted from one player's (Uhlmann) being barred from Holland on political grounds during one of the European zonals resulted in a delay of almost a year, many outraged cries, and Holland's forfeit of the interzonal.
Of primary interest to Americans is the appearance of Bobby Fischer and, based upon early round results, his good form. Bobby is a hot favorite to win and almost certain to qualify (there will be six qualifiers).
Arthur Bisguier and Pal Benko are the two other Americans entered. William Lombardy and Ray Weinstein originally qualified but withdrew.
The Russian contingent at Stockholm is, of course, strong Leonid Stein, Tigran Petrosian, Viktor Korchnoi, and Ewfim Geller. Alas for the Soviet players no matter how well they do only two of them can qualify for the candidates tournament. A rule, brought about by the Zurich 1953 tourney which saw nine Russians against six players from the rest of the world, specifies that no country can have more than four players in the final tournament. The two seeded players who will meet with the six qualifiers from Stockholm in Curacao later this year are Keres and Tal, both Russians.
