The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 02, 1963 - Page 72
Gligoric and Bobby Fischer are the only players outside the Soviet Union who have world championship potential, according to Mikhail Botvinnik, recently dethroned world champion. Gligoric has had a long and illustrious career in international chess. He will be in the United States in July for the Piatigorsky tournament at Los Angeles.
Just for the record the final score of the world chess championship match was Petrosian 12½, Botvinnik 9½ (5-2-15). Petrosian, thus, becomes the eighth man to hold this title in this century. Three of the illustrious eight (Euwe, Smyslov, and Tal) managed to maintain the crown only until the return match. This time there will be no return match. Botvinnik will have to fight his way through a hungry group of seven potential challengers. At his age and in his physical condition it seems doubtful he'll try.