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The Game of Kings by D.M. Le Dain 07 May 1960, Sat The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com
The Game of Kings by D.M. Le Dain
Wounded Lion At Bay
World champion Mikhail Botvinnik, after drawing the 15th and 16th games of his title match with challenger Mikhail Tal at Moscow, went all out in the 17th game. He obtained an early advantage but failed to make the most of it and Tal came on. The advantage then see-sawed until Botvinnik blundered and Tal went on to tally the point, increasing his overall advantage to three points. In thsi situation the 18th required another violent effort to recover lost ground, and it went to 76 moves before Botvinnik conceded a draw. Tal has won 5 games, Botvinnik, 2, with 11 drawn. Score: Tal 10½, Botvinnik, 7½. Tal needs but two more points to win, Botvinnik needs 4½ points to tie and retain his title, in the 24-game match.
Negro Gains Membership
Walter Harris, of the Marshall C.C. of New York, is the first American Negro to earn a USA Chess Fed. national master rating. His pictured appeared recently on the front page of “Chess Life,” the USACF official organ.
Mrs. Elizaveta Bikova (USSR) retained her world title defeating FIDE official challenger, Mrs. Katarina Zvorikina, 8½-4½, in a match held at Moscow several months ago. The champion is 46 years old and the challenger, 39, Bikova, like Botvinnik, lost her title in 1957 and then won it back in 1958.
Liverpool's Easter Junior Congress grows each year. This time, 1,251 players from 125 schools in England, Scotland and Wales were registered.
Russia is organizing an important international tourney starting the end of May. Bobby Fischer is among those invited.
Dr. Marx Euwe, Holland, former world champion, will be in Cleveland on business May 9-14, and Clevelanders are hoping that it will be possible for him to give one or two exhibitions.
