ASt. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday, April 05, 1960
Russian Still Leads Chess Event, American Second
New York, April 5—While Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union continues his winning streak to lead in the international chess tournament at Mar del Plata with a score of 5-0, Bobby Fischer, 17-year-old United States champion, took second place with a score of 4-1, a report which reached here last night says.
The youthful American won in 44 moves in a Ruy Lopez from Erich Eliskasas of Argentina. It was a close struggle, but Fischer succeeded in capturing a piece in the ending. Spassky had the black side of Ruy Lopez against Carlos Incutto of Argentina. The Russian sacrificed a piece for the attack and won in 25 moves. David Bronstein, the other Russian, is in a quadruple tie at 3½-1½.
