Title Match Opens With Draw

The 1995 world chess championship opened quietly at the World Trade Center in New York Monday with an uneventful draw in the first game.

The best-of-20-game match is being organized by the Professional Chess Assn., founded in 1993 by Garry Kasparov, 32, of Russia. Kasparov, who won the first PCA world championship in 1993, is defending his title against Viswanathan Anand, a 25-year-old grandmaster from India. Kasparov is a heavy favorite. He needs 10 points to retain his title, while Anand must score 10.5 to become champion. A win is one point; a draw is a half-point.

Intel, the computer chip manufacturer that sponsors the PCA, has contributed prizes of $1 million for the winner and $500,000 for the loser. Intel will also provide live coverage of the match on the Internet, a first for a chess championship.

In Monday’s game, Kasparov, as black, chose the Sicilian Defense. Anand controlled a bit more territory, but Kasparov’s excellent 21st move nullified any danger.

Game Two begins at noon today. Here are the moves in Monday’s game:

Anand-Kasparov #1: 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be2 e6 7 a4 Nc6 8 0-0 Be7 9 Be3 0-0 10 f4 Qc7 11 Qd2 Re8 12 Kh1 Bd7 13 Rad1 Rad8 14 Nb3 Bc8 15 Bf3 b6 16 Qf2 Nd7 17 Nd4 Bb7 18 Bh5 Rf8 19 Qg3 Nxd4 20 Bxd4 Bf6 21 Be2 e5 22 fxe5 Bxe5 23 Qf2 Nc5 24 Bf3 Rfe8 25 h3 a5 26 Rfe1 Bc6 27 b3 h6. Drawn.

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World Chess Championship

Players: Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand

First game: Draw

Next game: today