Kasparov Captures Second Victory in as Many Games

World chess title contender Gary Kasparov defeated defending champion Anatoly Karpov in the 48th game of their marathon match, cutting Karpov’s lead in the series to 5-3.

It was Kasparov’s second victory in as many games and third straight triumph without a loss. He needs three more victories to win the crown, while Karpov, 33, needs only one to retain it. Other games were draws.

When play resumed Saturday, on move 41 after Friday night’s adjournment, Kasparov, playing white, wasted no time in capitalizing on his pawn advantage and removing the main threat to his strategy, Karpov’s remaining queen’s flank pawn.

With that pawn gone, Kasparov, 21, moved inexorably to victory, advancing a cluster of pawns and his king until Karpov resigned on move 67. Here, in algebraic nota tion, are the moves:

Kasparov-Karpov 48, Moscow 1985: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 d4 d5 6 Bd3 Nc6 7 O-O Be7 8 c4 Nf6 9 Nc3 O-O 10 h3 dxc4 11 Bxc4 Na5 12 Bd3 Be6 13 Re1 Nc6 14 a3 a6 15 Bf4 Qd7 16 Ne5 Nxe5 17 dxe5 Nd5 18 NxD5 Bxd5 19 Qc2 g6 20 Rad1 c6 21 Bh6 Rhf8 22 e6 fxe6 23 Bxg6 Bf8 24 Bxf8 Rxf8 25 Be4 Rf7 26 Re3 Rg7 27 Rdd3 Rf8 28 Rg3 Kh8 29 Qc3 Rff7 30 Rde3 Kg8 31 Qe5 Qc7 32 Rxg7+ Rxg7 33 Bxd5 Qxe5 34 Bxe6ch Qxe6 35 Rxe6 Rd7 36 b4 Kf7 37 Re3 Rd1+ 38 Kh2 Rc1 39 g4 b5 40 f4 c5 41 Bxc5 Rxc5 42 Rd3 Ke7 43 Kg3 a5 44 Kf3 b4 45 axb4 axb4 46 Ke4 Rb5 47 Rb3 Rb8 48 Kd5 Kf6 49 Kc5 Re8 50 Rxb4 Re3 51 h4 Rh3 52 h5 Rh4 53 f5 Rh1 54 Kd5 Rd1+ 55 Rd4 Re1 56 Kd6 Re8 57 Kd7 Rg8 58 h6 Kf7 59 Rc4 Kf6 60 Re4 Kf7 61 Kd6 Kf6 62 Re6+ Kf7 63 Re7+ Kf6 64 Rg7 Rd8+ 65 Kc5 Rd5+ 66 Kc4 Rd4+ 67 Kc3 Black Resigns