October 11 1958
New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, October 11, 1958
U.S. Paired With Soviet Team In First Round of Title Chess
Lombardy Takes Reshevsky's Place Against Botvinnik in No. 1 Match
The remainder of the twelve teams that will compete in the championship round of the international chess tournament at Munich were decided last night when the adjourned games from the eighth and ninth rounds were played, according to a report from Germany.
Three teams from each of the four sections of preliminary competition qualified to play for the title held by the Soviet Union.
With the preliminaries completed, the draw was made and the United States and the U.S.S.R. were paired for the first round today.
Because Samuel Reshevsky, an Orthodox Jew, does not play on the Sabbath, the defenders were asked to let his game with Mikhail Botvinnik, the world titleholder, begin after sundown.
This was denied. Consequently, the No. 1 place on the United States team will be taken by William Lombardy, a 20-year-old star from City College, and holder of the world junior title.
The Russians again finished at the top in their division, the first, while the United States was half a point below Spain in the second. Argentina set the pace in Section 3 and Czechoslovakia barely outpointed Yugoslavia in Section 4.
Final totals of those that qualified:
Section 1—Soviet Union 27-5; Bulgaria, 21½-10½; Austria, 21-11.
Section 2—Spain, 23½-8½; United States, 23-9; West Germany 22½-9½.
Section 3—Argentina, 23-9; East Germany, 21-11; England, 20-12.
Section 4—Czechoslovakia, 25-7; Yugoslavia, 24-8; Switzerland, 20-12.
The individual records of the five players who represented the United States show that Larry Evans, Nicolas Rossolimo and Lombardy bore the brunt of the fighting. Arranged in the order of the boards they occupied the eight matches, the figures were:
Samuel Reshevsky, 1½-1½;
William Lombardy, 5½-2½;
Arthur B. Bisguier, 4-3;
Larry Evans, 6½-1½;
Nicolas Rossolimo, 5½-½.
The Soviet Union's figures:
Mikhail Botvinnik, 3½-1½;
Vassily Smyslov, 4-1;
Paul Keres, 4½-½;
David Bronstein, 4½-½;
Mikhail Tal, 5½-½;
Tigran Petrosian, 5-1.
Lombardy played the following brilliant game at Board No. 1 against Finland.
William Lombardy vs Eero Einar Book
Munich Olympiad qual-2 (1958), Munich FRG, rd 4, Oct-04
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1-0
