Short-Kasparov
Game 20
(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 (1)
e6 (1) 7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.Qg3 0-0 11.Bh6 Ne8
12.Rad1 (3) Bd7 (3) 13.a3 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 (6) 15.Bf4 Qb7 (48)
16.Rfe1 (11) a5 17.e5 dxe5 18.Bxe5 (31) Bf6 (68) 19.Rd4 Rd8
20.Rxd8 Bxd8 21.Ne2 a4 22.Ba2 b4 23.axb4 (46) Qxb4 (81)
24.Bc3 Qb7 25.Nd4 Nf6 26.Nxc6 Qxc6 27.Rd1 (70) Be7 (98)
28.h3 Ra8 29.Rd4 (89) Ne8 (102) 30.Qd3 Bf6 31.Rc4 Qa6
32.Bxf6 Nxf6 33.Qd2 (100) h6 (107) 34.Rd4 Qb6 35.c3 a3
36.bxa3 Draw agreed

Note: A fire alarm mistakenly went off & the Savoy Theatre
was completely cleared. When the malfunction was located,
people were permitted back in and play has resumed. The
interruption lasted approximately 15 minutes.

Score after 20 games: Kasparov 12.5, Short 7.5
Kasparov wins the match

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

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