Kasparov-Short
Game 19
Spanish Game
Modern Steinitz Variation
(numbers in parens = cumulative time used in minutes)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.Bxc6+ (12) bxc6 (1)
6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.e5 (21) c5 (7) 10.Qd3 dxe5
11.Qxd8 Bxd8 12.Nxe5 Be7 13.Re1 (43) 0-0 (28) 14.Bg5 Be6
15.Nd2 Rfe8 16.h3 (67) h6 (49) 17.Bh4 Rad8 18.Ndf3 g5 19.Bg3
Bd5 20.Rad1 Kg7 21.c4 (91) Bb7 (69) 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Nc6
Bxc6 24.Rxe7 Rd1+ 25.Kh2 Ne4 26.Rxc7  Draw agreed

Score after 19 games: Kasparov 12, Short 7
Kasparov retains his title

Total purse for the Times World Chess Championship:
   1.7 million pounds
1,062,500 pounds to the winner
637,500 pounds to the loser
In the event of a tie, Kasparov retains the title
   and the purse is split.

M.L. Rantala, Bulletin Manager
Times World Chess Championship
(email: Rants@chess.demon.co.uk)
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