Chess: Short and Kasparov draw game
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Your support makes all the difference.THE THIRTEENTH game of the chess match at the Savoy Theatre in central London ended in a draw yesterday after 34 moves, leaving Garry Kasparov leading Nigel Short by nine points to four, writes William Hartston.
It was the least exciting game of the match so far. Short played solidly with the Black pieces, choosing the reliable Slav defence, in which Black adopts a solid, if slightly cramped position, challenging White to attack.
Kasparov tried to exploit some slight weaknesses among the black pawns, but Short solved the problem by sacrificing one of them to activate his rook. Finally, Kasparov had nothing better than to return the pawn to reach a drawn position.
White: Kasparov
Black: Short
1 d4 d5
3 Nc3 Nf6
5 a4 Bf5
7 Bxc4 Bb4
9 Qe2 Bg6
11 Bd3 Qa5
13 Bxg6 fxg6
15 Nd6 Qa6
17 Ng5 cxd4
19 Rd1 Nxe5
21 Rxd5 Rxd6
23 Bf4 Re8
25 Nb3 Bb4
27 Rb1 Rc8
29 Bd4 Kf7
31 Rd1 Nxb2
33 Nxc2 Bf6
2 c4 c6
4 Nf3 dxc4
6 e3 e6
8 0-0 Nbd7
10 e4 0-0
12 e5 Nd5
14 Ne4 c5
16 Qxa6 bxa6
18 Nxe6 Rfb8
20 Rxd4 Rb6
22 Rxd6 Bxd6
24 Nd4 Bc5
26 Be3 Nd3
28 Bxa7 Rc2
30 h3 Be7
32 Na1 Nxd1
34 Bxf6 draw
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