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Fifth Chess Game Ends in Draw; Kasparov Now Leads Karpov 3-2

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<i> Associated Press </i>
NEW YORK — 

Chess champion Garry Kasparov held his edge over challenger Anatoly Karpov as the two agreed to a draw Monday in the fifth game of the world chess title match.

Kasparov went into the game leading by 2 1/2 points to Karpov’s 1 1/2 points. When the game ended just after 10 p.m. after Karpov’s 36th move, the score was 3-2 in Kasparov’s favor.

Here are the moves of the fifth game. Karpov played white and Kasparov black:

1. d4/Nf6; 2. c4/g6; 3. Nc3/Bg7; 4. e4/d6; 5. Nf3/0-0; 6. Be2/e5; 7. Be3/Na6; 8. 0-0/c6; 9. dxe5/dxe5; 10.Qxd8/Rxd8; 11. Rfd1/Re8; 12. h3/Bf8; 13. Nd2/b6; 14. a3/Nc5; 15. b4/Ne6; 16. Nb3/Ba6; 17. f3/Nh5; 18. Bf2/Red8;

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19. Bf1/Nhf4; 20. g3/Nh5; 21. Kg2/f5; 22. Rab1/Rac8;23. Rxd8/Rxd8; 24. Rd1/Rxd1; 25. Nxd1/fxe4; 26. fxe4/c5; 27. bxc5/Nxc5; 28. Nxc5/Bxc5; 29. Bxc5/bxc5; 30. Nc3/Nf6; 31. Kf3/Bb7; 32. Bd3/Kf8; 33. h4/h6; 34. Bc2/Ke7; 35. Ba4/a6; 36. Ke3/Draw on Karpov’s offer.

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