ASt. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Monday, April 18, 1960
Fischer, Spassky In Tie As Chess Tourney Ends
New York, April 18—Bobby Fischer gained a tie for first place yesterday 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.
Thus Fischer and Spassky each finished with scores of 13½ to 1½. They were two points ahead of David Bronstein of the Soviet Union, who finished third. Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, 10½-4½ was fourth.
