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Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Monday, April 18, 1960
Fischer Gains Tie in Chess
Mar Del Plata, Argentina, (AP)—Bobby Fischer, 17-year-old United States champion, and Russian Grand Master Boris Spassky finished in a tie yesterday for first place in the International Chess Tournament. Each had 13½ points in the 19-day tourney.
The New York youngster earned his tie Saturday night in the final round when he won and the Russian was held to a draw. Fischer defeated Argentina's Luis Marini in 34 moves. Spassky was tied by Argentina's Bernardo Wexler in 20 moves.
Fischer wound up with 13 victories, one loss and one draw.
Spassky won 12 and played three draws. A victory counts one point and a draw a half point.
U.S. Chess Champ Ties for First Place In Argentine Match 18 Apr 1960, Mon The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) Newspapers.com
U.S. Chess Champ Ties for First Place in Argentine Match
(C) New York Times News Service
New York—Bobby Fischer gained a tie for first place Sunday in the final round of the chess tournament at Mar del Plata, Argentina, according to a report from Argentina.
Fischer, the 17-year-old United States champion, defeated Luis Marini of Argentina in 35 moves, while Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, who had held the undisputed lead, drew with Bernardo Wexler of Argentina in 20 moves.
Both finished with scores of 13½-1½. They were 2 points ahead of David Bronstein of the Soviet Union, who finished third. Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, 10½-4½, was fourth.
Fischer won 13 games, drew one and lost one. Spassky won 12 and drew three.
