Reshevsky Plays Draw With Szabo: American Retains Lead in Ninth Round of Buenos Aires Chess Tourney

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New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, July 06, 1960

Reshevsky Plays Draw With Szabo
American Retains Lead in Ninth Round of Buenos Aires Chess Tourney
Samuel Reshevsky as the United States drew in seventeen moves with Laszlo Szabo of Hungary yesterday in the ninth round of the chess tournament at Buenos Aires.
According to a report from Argentina, the former United States champion had the white side of an English opening. With a score of 6½-2½, he retained first place among twenty contenders.
Victor Korchnoi of the Soviet Union scored against a Benoni Counter attack adopted by Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, who sacrificed the exchange in an unsound combination.
Korchnoi, at 6-3, was tied by Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, who won from Pal Benko of New York in forty moves. Benko played the Sicilian defense and lost a piece under time pressure.
Larry Evans as the United States adjourned a Benoni Count Gambit with Richard Wade of New Zealand after forty moves. The United States champion, Bobby Fischer, had a slight edge in a Nimzo-Indian defense with Mark Taimanov of Russia after forty moves.
After nine rounds, Evans, 5½-2½, was tied with Wolfgang Unzicker of West Germany for fourth place.