AThe Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, November 05, 1960
U.S. Defeats Holland In Chess; Russ Keep Lead
By Isaac Kashdan, Times Chess Editor
Leipzig, Germany—The American team defeated Holland, 3½ to ½, in the seventh round of the international chess Olympics here Friday but failed to gain ground on the pace-setting Russians, who made an equal score against West Germany.
Bobby Fischer, 17-year-old U.S. champion, gained an early pawn advantage and won easily against Dr. Max Euwe, former world champion.
Lombardy drew an uneventful game with Donner and Byrne outplayed Kramer in a close ending.
Wins on Blunder
Bisguier sacrificed a knight prematurely against Langeweg. He played an inferior game but won when his opponent blundered under pressure.
World champion Tal drew a long ending with Unzicker, but other Russians, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Petrosian, scored against Schmid, Bialas and Pfeiffer of the German team. Only Korchnoi had trouble and was lucky to win.
Standings Given
Yugoslavia maintained third place by winning, 3 to 1, against Czechoslovakia. Tie scores of 2 to 2 were gained by Argentina against Hungary. East Germany against Bulgaria and Rumania against England.
Standings after seven rounds:
Soviet Union, 22; United States, 19; Yugoslavia, 16½; East Germany, 14; Czechoslovakia, 13½; Rumania 13½; Argentina, 12½; Hungary, 12½; West Germany, 12½; Holland, 11½; Bulgaria, 10½, and England, 10.
Israel and Sweden are leading Class B competition with 17½ points each, followed by Austria and Finland with 16½ The Philippines lead Class C with 18½, Indonesia is close behind with 18 and Albania follows with 16½.
