Fischer Gains Tie After 23 Moves

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New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, June 25, 1960

Fischer Gains Tie After 23 Moves
U.S. Champion Draws With Szabo in Buenos Aires—Guimard Tops Taimanov
The United States chess champion, Bobby Fischer, drew with Laszlo Szabo of Hungary yesterday after twenty-three moves of a King's Indian defense in the second round of a chess masters' tournament in Buenos Aires, according to a report from South America.
Fischer's first-round game with Alberto Foguelman of Argentina, which had taken forty-five moves, was still adjourned.
Carlos Guimard of Argentina scored a notable victory in the round when he won in thirty moves of a King's Indian defense from Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union.
However, Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia defeated Bernardo Wexler of Argentina and took the lead with a score of 2—0.
Samuel Reshevsky of the United States had an advantage in pawns over Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union. Korchnoi, however had drawing chances when the game was adjourned after forty-one moves.