Chess Rivals Set For Final Round

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New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, April 17, 1960

Chess Rivals Set For Final Round
Spassky, Leading Fischer by Half-Point, Will Face Wexler of Argentina
Fourteen rounds of the international chess masters tournament at Mar del Plata were completed yesterday, when two adjourned games were played to a finish, according to a report from Argentina. All is in readiness, therefore, for the fifteenth and final round.
The leader, with a score of 13—1, is Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, who is still undefeated. He will be paired with Bernardo Wexler of Argentina. Half a point behind the Russian is Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, who will play Luis Marini of Argentina.
David Bronstein of the Soviet Union, 2 points below Fischer, is out of the race for first place but has the inside track for third. He will be paired with Erich Eliskases of Argentina.
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Owing to the illness of Mikhail Tal of Latvia, the challenger of Mikhail Botvinnik for the world chess championship in Moscow, play has been postponed until Tuesday. Tal is leading, 7½ to 5½