Short-Kasparov
Game 18
Sicilian Defence
Najdorf Variation
Sozin (Fischer) Attack
(numbers in parens = cumulative time used in minutes)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6
7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.Qg3 (2) 0-0 (2) 11.Bh6 Ne8
12.Rad1 Bd7 13.Nf3 (7) a5 (4) 14.a4 (25) b4 (10) 15.Ne2 Nc6
16.Nf4 (37) Bf6 (20) 17.Nd3 (51) e5 (22) 18.Be3 Be7
19.Nd2 Nf6 20.f3 Rfe8 21.Kh1 (63) Be6 (71) 22.Rfe1 (75)
Rac8 (75) 23.Qf2 d5 24.Bb6 (85) Qb8 (85) 25.Bc5 Bxc5
26.Nxc5 Nd4 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.exd5 (97) Nxb3 (89) 29.Nxb3
exd5 30.Nxa5 Qa8 31.Nb3 Qxa4 32.Ra1 (102) Qc6 (91)
33.Re2 d4 34.Qe1 Qd6 35.Ra5 d3  Draw agreed

Score after 18 games: Kasparov 11.5, Short 6.5

M.L. Rantala, Bulletin Manager
Times World Chess Championship
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