ANew York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, November 09, 1960
Penrose Tops Tal In Leipzig Chess
World Champion Loses First Game in Tourney—U.S. Leads East Germany
The Soviet Union chess team, winner of the team championship for the fifth time, adjourned with England 1—1 in the eleventh and final round at Leipzig, according to a report received from East Germany yesterday.
The sensation of the round was the first defeat in the chess Olympics of Mikhail Tal, the world champion. He lost to Jonathan Penrose, the British champion.
Victor Korchnoi evened the score by winning from Leonard W. Barden. Paul Keres and Tigran Petrosian adjourned with Peter Clarke and R. W. Wade, respectively.
The Soviet team now has a point score of 32-10, with two games pending.
The close race between the United States and Yugoslavia for the runner-up position continued in the final round. The Americans led East Germany, 2—0, with two games adjourned, and have a total of 27½—14½. Yogoslavia defeated Bulgaria, 2½—½, with one game pending and is half a point below the Americans.
Bobby Fischer, the top board for the United States, adjourned a King's Indian defense with Wolfgang Uhlmann. The United States champion captured a pawn and at the end of the session had a bishop against a knight.
At the second board, William Lombardy played for five hours without reaching a decision with Wolfgang Pietsch in an English opening. Lombardy had the better ending when play was adjourned after forty-three moves.
Strong positional pressure enabled Robert Byrne to score against Malich in a Queen's Pawn opening which went to thirty-eight moves.
At the fourth table, Arthur B. Bisguier contested a Queen's Gambit with Goltz. The American made an unsound sacrifice of two pieces, but the German blundered and Bisguier organized a mating attack.
In other matches the Netherlands and West Germany were tied at ½^—½, with three games adjourned: Czechoslovakia led Argentina, ½—½, with two adjourned; Yugoslavia Bulgaria, 2½ to ½, with one adjourned, and Hungary led Rumania, 1½—½, with two adjourned.
