Kasparov Evens Chess Match as Karpov Resigns

World chess champion Gary Kasparov evened the score of his title defense when challenger Anatoly Karpov resigned the adjourned fourth game of the match Tuesday.

The adjourned game was considered hopeless by chess experts after a night’s analysis. The score in the 24-game series is now tied at 2-2. Kasparov, 24, had achieved a material advantage of two pawns and Karpov’s active position could not offset this superiority.

The majority of grand masters assembled in Seville’s Lope de Vega Theater had thought that Kasparov’s advantage would bring him a victory and equality in the match.

The victory should give Kasparov a slight advantage in the contest due to the match rules.

The match will be played until one player amasses 12 1/2 points or wins six games. In the event of a 12-12 tie, Kasparov retains the title. Victories count one point and draws a half-point.

The next game is scheduled for today. Here are Monday’s moves:

Kasparov-Karpov 4: 1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e5 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3 Bb4 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0 e4 7 Ng5 Bxc3 8 bxc3 Re8 9 f3 exf3 10 Nxf3 Qe7 11 e3 Ne5 12 Nd4 Nd3 13 Qe2 Nxc1 14 Raxc1 d6 15 Rf4 c6 16 Rcf1 Qe5 17 Qd3 Bd7 18 Nf5 Bxf5 19 Rxf5 Qe6 20 Qd4 Re7 21 Qh4 Nd7 22 Bh3 Nf8 23 R5f3 Qe5 24 d4 Qe4 25 Qxe4 Rxe4 26 Rxf7 Rxe3 27 d5 Rae8 28 Rxb7 cxd5 29 cxd5 R3e7 30 Rfb1 h5 31 a4 g5 32 Bf5 Kg7 33 a5 Kf6 34 Bd3 Rxb7 35 Rxb7 Re3 36 Bb5 Rxc3 37 Rxa7 Ng6 38 Rd7 Ne5 39 Rxd6+ Kf5 40 a6 Ra3, adjourned. Black resigns.