Kasparov Wins 19th Chess Game, Leads by 2 Points

Challenger Gary Kasparov won the 19th game in the world chess championship Friday after defending champion Anatoly Karpov admitted defeat without resuming play, a move that gave the contender a 10 1/2 to 8 1/2-point lead in what was seen as a turning point in the 24-game series.

Kasparov now has won four games to Karpov’s two, bringing him to just two wins away from being named world champion. The series is won by the first player to win six games or 12 1/2 points.

The game was adjourned Thursday night on the 42nd move with Kasparov, who was playing white, in a winning position.

The Tass news agency said Karpov “acknowledged his defeat without resumption in the 19th game.”

The 34-year-old champion conceded defeat after his team of seconds spent a tense night trying to salvage the game, which was adjourned with the black king in check.

Here are the moves in the game:

Kasparov-Karpov 19: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Nf3 Ne4 5 Qc2 f5 6 g3 Nc6 7Bg2 0-0 8 0-0 Bxc3 9 Bxc3 Na5 10 c5 d6 11 c4 B6 12 Bd2 Nxd2 13 Nxd2 d5 14 Cxd5 exd5 15 e3 Be6 16 Qc3 Rf7 17 Rfc1 Rb8 18 Rab1 Re7 19 a4 Bf7 20 Bf1 h6 21 Bd3 Qd7 22 Qc2 Be6 23 Bb5 Qd8 24 Rd1 g5 25 Nf3 Rg7 26 Ne5 f4 27 Bf1 Qf6 28 Bg2 Rd8 29 e4 dxe4 30 Bxe4 Re7 31 Qc3 Bd5 32 Re1 Kg7 33 Ng4 Qf7 34 Bxd5 Rxd5 35 Rxe7 Qxe7 36 Re1 Qd8 37 Ne5 Qf6 38 cxb6 Qxb6 39 Qxf4 rxd4 40 Nf3 Nb3 41 Rb1 Qf6 42 Qxc7 Check. Resigned.