Weinstein Holds Berliner To Draw — Fischer is Victor

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New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, December 29, 1960

Weinstein Holds Berliner To Draw
Splits Point in U.S. Chess —Kalme Defeats Benko —Fischer is Victor
Raymond Weinstein and Hans Berliner drew last night in the eighth round of the Lessing J. Rosenwald chess tournament for the United States championship at the Hotel Empire.
Weinstein adopted the Beroni counter gambit against Berliner's queen pawn opening. After Weinstein had mounted an attack on the king's wing and also was threatening on the queen's side, both sides surprisingly agreed to a draw.
Charles Kalme defeated Pal Benko, the Hungarian grandmaster, of the thirty-ninth move when Benko exceeded the time limit. William Lombardy and Arthur Bisguier disappointed their audience when they agreed to draw on the nineteenth move. Bisguier had adopted the King's Indian defense.
Bobby Fischer, the defender, beat James Sherwin in thirty-four moves. Against Fischer's expected king pawn opening, Sherwin adopted the French Defense in a popular Russian variation.
Herbert Seidman and Robert Byrne drew. Samuel Reshevsky beat Tony Saidy by sacrificing his king pawn to penetrate with a bishop and then a knight.