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Your support makes all the difference.Eleven original moves and less than two hours' play was all the spectators received for their money on the seventh day of the world championship in New York. By agreeing a draw after 25 moves, Anand and Kasparov equalled the record set by Karpov and Korchnoi in 1978 for consecutive draws at the start of a title match.
The games have not been dull. They have simply tended to stop too early and the spectators are becoming restless. The latest half-game followed game five for 14 moves, when Anand replaced his quiet 15.Qe2 with a more dynamic plan. With 15.Bb6 and 16.e5, he forced exchanges that led to the isolation of Black's d-pawn.
After 21.Qxd3, White appeared set to gain the advantage, but Kasparov solved the problem neatly with 21...Bc5!
After 22.Bxc5 Rxc5, White's a-pawn becomes vulnerable, and if he plays b4 to protect it, then the c-pawn is weak.
Anand captured the pawn with 22.Qxd5, but the subsequent exchange of bishops left him bound to lose back the pawn on b6. Result: a roughly equal position, and, as in all the previous games, when Kasparov offered a draw, Anand was content to accept.
To say that the match has not yet lived up to expectations would be an understatement.
White: V Anand
Black: G Kasparov
1 e4 c5 14 Nf3 Bc6
2 Nf3 d6 15 Bb6 Qb8
3 d4 cxd4 16 e5 dxe5
4 Nxd4 Nf6 17 fxe5 Nd5
5 Nc3 a6 18 Nxd5 exd5
6 Be2 e6 19 Re1 h6
7 0-0 Be7 20 c3 Nxd3
8 a4 Nc6 21 Qxd3 Bc5
9 Be3 0-0 22 Qxd5 Be6
10 f4 Qc7 23 Qd2 Bxb6
11 Kh1 Re8 24 axb6 Rc6
12 Bd3 Nb4 25 Ra4 Rxb6
13 a5 Bd7 Draw agreed.
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