Karpov Stuns Kasparov in 17th Game to Tie Championship Match

Challenger Anatoly Karpov came back to stun reigning world chess champion Gary Kasparov with a 40-move victory in the 17th game of their title match Wednesday.

The outcome tied the 24-game contest at 8 1/2 points each with 2 wins apiece and 13 draws.

The dramatic result renewed Karpov’s hopes for the title and came on the heels of a Kasparov victory in the 102-move-long 16th game.

The next game is scheduled for Saturday with Kasparov playing white and having the advantage of the first move.

Here are the moves of the game:

Karpov-Kasparov 17: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 e4 Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Be3 c5 8 Qd2 0-0 9 Nf3 Bg4 10 Ng5 cxd4 11 cxd4 Nc6 12 h3 Bd7 13 Rb1 Rc8 14 Nf3 Na5 15 Bd3 Be6 16 0-0 Bc4 17 Rfd1 b5 18 Bg5 a6 19 Rbc1 Bxd3 20 Rxc8 Qxc8 21 Qxd3 Re8 22 Rc1 Qb7 23 d5 Nc4 24 Nd2 Nxd2 25 Bxd2 Rc8 26 Rc6 Be5 27 Bc3 Bb8 28 Qd4 f6 29 Ba5 Bd6 30 Qc3 Re8 31 a3 Kg7 32 g3 Be5 33 Qc5 h5 34 Bc7 Ba1 35 Bf4 Qd7 36 Rc7 Qd8 37 d6 g5 38 d7 Rf8 39 Bd2 Be5 40 Rb7. Black resigns.