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Russian Garry Kasparov successfully defended--for the fifth time--his world champion title in chess, forcing India's Viswanathan Anand to a draw in their 18th game and picking up $900,000 in prize money...
Most chess matches of this caliber have been held in grand halls, with hushed audiences watching the players onstage. This time Kasparov and Anand pore over the board in a 3-m by 6-m soundproof booth. There are a few choice, $75 seats in the makeshift King's Room overlooking the booth, but the action is livelier in the cheap folding chairs next door, where chess mavens can follow the match via TV or computer. Helped along by animated commentators Maurice Ashley ("E-5? Funky!") and Danny King, amateurs and grand masters alike try to anticipate each move. When...
...World Trade Center is an apt site for another reason. In the chess universe, Kasparov is such a dominating figure that his nickname is King Kong. A cartoon in a chess publication depicted Kasparov climbing up the World Trade Center (the edifice that trumped the Empire State Building) with Anand flying past in a biplane, trying to shoot him down. Born 32 years ago in Azerbaijan, Kasparov is considered by many to be the best player in history. Since becoming world champion at the age of 22, he has defended his title four times, written four books and played phone...
...like Kasparov and unlike his persona, Anand the player is aggressive. At one time he was so fast he was known as the Lightning Kid. Now he is called Speed King, though. in recent years he has learned to be deliberate. Anand will need to be if he hopes to defeat the champion, who beat him in five of their nine previous matches. "Kasparov can be had," says 1992 U.S. champion Patrick Wolff, one of Anand's seconds. "Vishy is still learning, while I think Gary has peaked." Asked how such a humble fellow can be so forceful...
...their four games so far in the current match, King Kong and Speed King have played to four draws. Anand, playing white, actually had Kasparov on the ropes last Thursday, but then Anand turned cautious and let an opportunity on Move 20 get away, much to the disappointment of some of the observers. "He should have sacrificed the bishop," said one sweat-shirted expert. "Maybe he lost his nerve...