Kasparov Wins Second Game of Chess Match

World champion Garry Kasparov defeated challenger Anatoly Karpov in the second game of the world chess championship Wednesday night.

Karpov, playing the black pieces, resigned on his 44th move about five hours after the game started.

Kasparov now leads 1 1/2 points to 1/2 point in the best-of-24-game match.

The third game is scheduled for Friday, when Karpov will play the white pieces.

Several observers said Wednesday’s game was as good as over well before Karpov gave up.

“It’s been over since around move 25, because black’s pieces on the queen’s side couldn’t defend his king,” said grandmaster John Fedorowicz of New York.

These are the moves of the second game in algebraic notation. Kasparov (White) and Karpov (Black):

1. e4/e5; 2.Nf3/Nc6; 3. Bb5/a6; 4. Ba4/Nf6; 5. 0-0/Be7; 6. Re1/b5; 7. Bb3/d6; 8. c3/0-0; 9. h3/Bb7; 10. d4/Re8; 11. Nbd2/Bf8; 12. a4/h6; 13. Bc2/exd4; 14. cxd4/Nb4;

15. Bb1/bxa4; 16. Rxa4/a5; 17. Ra3/Ra6; 18. Nh2/g6; 19. f3/Qd7; 20. Nc4/Qb5; 21. Rc3/Bc8; 22. Be3/Kh7; 23. Qc1/c6; 24. Ng4/Ng8; 25. Bxh6/Bxh6; 26. Nxh6/Nxh6; 27. Nxd6/Qb6; 28. Nxe8/Qxd4 ch; 29. Kh1/Qd8;

30. Rd1/Qxe8; 31. Qg5/Ra7; 32. Rd8/Qe6; 33. f4/Ba6; 34. f5/Qe7; 35. Qd2/Qe5; 36. Qf2/Qe7; 37. Qd4/Ng8; 38. e5/Nd5; 39. fxg6 ch/fxg6; 40. Rxc6/Qxd8; 41. Qxa7 ch/Nde7; 42. Rxa6/Qd1 ch; 43. Qg1/Qd2; 44. Qf1/Karpov resigns.

Chess players have long used systems of notation to record the moves of their games and to replay and study games. The U.S. Chess Federation says it is necessary to know notation to play rated chess in tournaments. A written record proves a player made the required number of moves within the specified time limit.

The system known as algebraic notation is most widely used. In algebraic notation, the “ranks” are the horizontal rows of squares. The ranks take numbers, 1 to 8, beginning on white’s side of the board.

The “files” are the vertical rows of squares. They take letters, a through h, beginning on white’s left.

Thus, each square is identified by its file letter and rank number.

In the starting position, white’s queen knight stands on b1, the queen on d1, the king on e1; black’s queen knight stands on b8, the queen on d8, the king on e8, and so on.