Chess 25 Jun 1960, Sat The Montreal Star (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com
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Zonal Tourney at Madrid Ends in Four-way Tie
By William Oaker
The Madrid Zonal Tourney ended in just about as tight a finish as possible, with four players tying for first place.
The 16-player event to decide the qualifiers for next year's inter-zonal tourney, ended in a tie between J. H. Donner, Netherlands; Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia; Artur Pomar, Spain; and Lajos Portisch, Hungary. Each player scored 10½ points out of a possible 15.
Since only three are permitted to go into the Zonal, one of these players must be knocked out. It has not been decided how this will be done, but the suggestion has been made that a small double-round tourney involving the four should be played, the man finishing last to be dropped.
Mar del Plata
The Mar del Plata tourney has been having its difficulties getting under way, but has finally turned the trick. Despite some changes in the names of those taking part, it promises to be the most exciting event in many a day.
Some weeks ago, we listed the names of those taking part. So many changes have taken place that it is now necessary to repeat the lineup.
The first surprise is the United States contingent. These now are Bobby Fischer, Sammy Reshevsky and Larry Evans. The Soviet Union will be represented now by Victor Korchnoi, who is the new champion of the U.S.S.R., and Mark Taimanov, Yugoslavia has Svetozar Gligoric and Boris Ivkov. From Germany are Wolfgang Unzicker and Wolfgang Uhlman. Also playing are Ludek Pachman, Czechoslovakia; Laszlo Szabo, Hungary; Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland; Arturo Pomar, Spain; and Jonathan Penrose, England.
The Argentine players are Eliskases, Rossetto, Guimard, Wexler, Foguelman and Bazab.
The big surprises are of course Reshevsky and Korchnoi. When we first announced this event, we ventured to speculate on a winner. Now, our courage will permit us merely to stand back and watch the pieces fly.
Students Tourney
Six American students are now winging their way to Leningrad. Their purpose is to capture the World Students Team Championship. Almost every country in the world is entered in this event. Canada does not have an entry.
How Good Are You?
White to Play and Win
FEN 1R6/2pk4/1P6/8/2r5/K7/P7/8 w - - 0 1
This is an end game study. You are not expected to show a checkmate, merely a convincing win.
