7th Chess Game Adjourned, Draw Likely
The seventh game of the world chess championship was adjourned Wednesday when champion Gary Kasparov, playing black, sealed his 41st move. Chess experts said the game is likely to end in a draw.
Spectators in London’s Park Lane Hotel witnessed the most dramatic game so far in the title contest as Kasparov and challenger Anatoly Karpov ran short of time for their final moves in a complicated tactical position.
The match between the two grandmasters is tied 3-3.
Play resumes today. The winner of the 24-game match will be the first player to score six wins or 12 1/2 points. A win counts one point and a draw one-half point. In the event of a 12-12 tie, Kasparov will retain his title.
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