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The World - News from Jan. 23, 1986

World chess champion Gary Kasparov said in Moscow that he has agreed to a late summer rematch with Anatoly Karpov. The date and location have not been decided, but both London and Leningrad have offered to host the championship match between the two Soviet players. Kasparov, 22, took the title from Karpov, 34, in a 24-game series that ended last November.

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