The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Monday, October 31, 1960
Chess Olympics
U.S. Misses Chance, Ties British Team
By Isaac Kashdan, Times Chess Editor
Leipzig—The United States missed a great opportunity Sunday to move ahead in the chess Olympics by tying 2-2 with a weaker English tea in the second round of the championship finals.
The leading Russians barely overcame Yugoslavia by the margin of 2½ to 1½.
Play in the U.S.-England match was quite erratic, keeping the experts guessing most of the way. U.S. champion Fischer with the black pieces against Penrose neglected to castle, got into difficulties and lost a pawn to get his king into safety.
Penrose played the ending weakly and agreed to draw just before the session was adjourned.
Misplays Lose Game
Bisguier, playing second board for the United States developed a powerful position against Golombek. He was advancing and seemed to be winning easily when an oversight cost a valuable pawn. He might still have equalized but for a second misplay which cost the game.
Rossolimo also had the better opening against Clarke but missed his way in a time scramble. The game was adjourned and finally drawn.
Hero for the United States was Weinstein, who beat Wade for his fifth straight win. The game was cleverly contested until Wade walked into a mating net in an apparently simple ending with two rooks and a bishop for each side.
The only winner for the Russians was Petrosian, who defeated Vukcevic by accurate middle-game tactics. Petrosian has the best individual score of the event to date with seven straight wins.
World champion Tal had an inferior game against Gligoric and sacrificed the exchange to avoid more serious threats. The resulting ending was finally drawn although Gligoric missed a winning chance.
Draws were also registered by Botvinnik against Ivkov and Keres against Bertok.
All other matches in the championship group were tied 2-2—Holland vs. Czechoslovakia, East Germany vs. West Germany, Rumania vs. Argentina, and Bulgaria vs. Hungary.
In Class B competition after two rounds Israel leads with 6 points followed by Sweden, 5½, and Denmark, 5.
In Class C, the Philippines and Portugal are tied 6-6. Ecuador and Tunisia have 5 points each.
