ANew York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, October 30, 1960
U.S. Beats Rumania In Chess At Leipzig
The United States completed its first-round match with Rumania with a 3½-½ triumph in the final of the chess Olympics for the Hamilton Russell trophy at Leipzig, according to a report from East Germany yesterday.
Bobby Fischer, William Lombardy and Robert Byrne won and Arthur B. Bisguier drew. The Americans met England in the second round and were tied, 1½—1½, with one game adjourned.
Fischer was paired with Jonathan Penrose, the British champion. They drew thirty-three moves of a Sicilian defense.
Bisguier lost to Harry Golombek in a Queen's Indian defense after forty moves. Bisguier overlooked tactical resources and his game collapsed.
Nicholas Rossolimo of the United States team had the advantage of two bishops in a King's Indian defense with Peter Clarke, but a draw seemed probable when adjournment was taken after forty moves.
Raymond Weinstein, an alternate, beat R.G. Wade. The United States player put on pressure in a Nimzo-Indian defense and the Englishman resigned after thirty-three moves.
With a total score of 5—2, with one game adjourned, the United States is half a point below the Soviet Union.
Finishing their first-round match with a 4-0 sweep of Bulgaria, the Soviet squad led Yugoslavia in the second match, 1½—½, with two games pending.
