April 12 1956
New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, April 12, 1956
Russia Leads U.S. In Student Chess; Soviet Players Ahead 2½-½ in Fourth-Round Series—Mednis Gains Draw
The United States team, encountering Russia in the fourth round yesterday, fared poorly in the international students' chess tournament in Uppsala, according to a report from Sweden. At the end of the five-hour session, the Soviet players led with a score of 2½-½, with one game adjourned.
Edmar Mednis of New York University drew a Queen's Pawn opening with Victor Korchnoi in thirty-seven moves at the first board. The Russian had the better of the opening, but went wrong in a combination that cost him a rook. Under time pressure, Mednis accepted a draw.
The Americans lost at the third and fourth boards. Anthony Saidy, Fordham, playing white against the Sicilian defense adopted by Tal, overlooked the chance to draw by perpetual check and resigned after forty-five moves had been recorded.
Charles Witte, Columbia, lost in twenty-five moves to Lutikov in a Hungarian defense.
Mikhail Tal vs Anthony Saidy
Uppsala (1956), Uppsala SWE, rd 4, Apr-??
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Main Line (B77) 1-0
Lombardy Position Even
The Americans may get another half point at the second board, where William Lombardy, City College of New York, adjourned a Benoni Counter gambit with Polugaevsky after forty moves in an even position.
Lombardy took his adjourned second-round match with Laszlo Polgar of Hungary in forty-six moves, bringing the score to 1½-1½ for each side. Saidy, in a difficult position, held out for fifty-nine moves and then resigned to Layente Lengyel. Hungary thus won by 2½-1½.
Spain leads by 2-1 in the third round match with the Americans, after Saidy's draw in forty-one moves with Roman Borveli and a loss by Shelby Lyman, Harvard, to Jose Prado in fifty-two moves. Lombardy adjourned a second time with Jaime Mora.
