Karpov, Kasparov End Third Chess Game in a Draw

The third game of the world championship chess match in Seville, Spain, ended in a draw Friday. Challenger Anatoly Karpov, a former world champion, leads the incumbent champion Gary Kasparov, 2-1.

Six victories or 12 1/2 points are needed for victory in the 24-game match. A victory scores one point, and a draw scores a half-point.

The fourth game will be played Monday.

Friday’s game was a quiet draw. The players used the Grunfeld Defense, repeating the first 12 moves of Monday’s first game, which also ended in a draw. Here are the moves.

Karpov-Kasparov 3: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 c6 4 Bg2 d5 5 cxd5 cxd5 6 Nf3 Bg7 7 Nc3 0-0 8 Ne5 e6 9 0-0 Nfd7 10 f4 Nc6 11 Be3 Nb6 12 Bf2 Ne7 13 a4 a5 14 Qb3 Bd7 15 Rfc1 Bc6 16 Nb5 Nbc8 17 e3 Nd6 18 Nxd6 Qxd6 19 Be1 Rfb8 20 Bf1 f6 21 Nf3 Qd7 22 Qc2 Nf5 23 Bd2 Nd6 24 b3 Rc8 25 Qd1 h6 26 Be1 g5 27 Ra2 Qe8 28 Rac2 Bf8 29 Bd3 g4, Drawn.