World champion Gary Kasparov drew against Artur Jusupov, also of the Soviet Union, in a quiet match at the start of the Investbanka 89 International tournament being played in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Kasparov, playing black, frustrated Jusupov's attack with his favored Grunfeld Defense, and the two men agreed on a draw after only 20 moves.British grandmaster Nigel Short, adopting a Sicilian Defense, won his match against Petar Popovic, Yugolslav grandmaster, after Popovic had earlier refused Short's offer of a draw.
Twelve grandmasters, including five Yugoslavs, are playing in the Belgrade tournament.
Results of the first round were:
P. Nikolic, Yugoslavia, won from S. Agdestein of Norway.
P. Popovic, Yugoslavia, lost to N. Short of Britain.
L. Ljubojevic, Yugoslavia, drew with J. Ehelvest, Soviet Union.
A. Jusupov, Soviet Union, drew with G. Kasparov.
J. Timman, Netherlands, won from Z. Kozul, Yugoslavia.
B. Damljanovic, Yugoslavia, drew with J. Hjardarson, Iceland.
In the second round, Kasparov turned in a fine attacking performance to overwhelm Popovic who unsuccessfully adopted Kasparov's Grunfeld defense.
Ljubojevic scored the only other win of the round, easily defeating Kozul.
Results of the second round were:
Kasparov, 1, Popovic, 0
Short, 1/2, Damljanovic, 1/2
Hjardarson, 1/2, Timman, 1/2
Nikolic, 1/2 Jusupov, 1/2
Kozul, 0, Ljubojevic, 1
Agdestein, 1/2, Ehelvest, 1/2
Standings after the second round:
Kasparov, Timman, Ljubojevic, Short, Nikolic, 1 1/2
Jusupov, Damljanovic, Hjardarson, Ehelvest, Agdestein, 1
Popovic, Kozul, 0
-SILVER MEDAL - Yugoslavia won the silver medal at the World Team Chess Championship after British grandmaster Nigel Short lost from a winning position to a Chinese player in the final round.
The Soviet Union, already sure of retaining its position of world champions, as reported here previously, defeated Cuba to end five points clear of the second place team.
In a tense finish, both the Yugoslavia-United States and England-China matches went into adjournments before the final placings became clear.
In the Yugoslav's match again the United States, the game on board two was agreed to a draw even though Bozidar Ivanovic, Yugoslav grandmaster, was two pawns up at the time.
The U.S. players could manage only one other draw and lost by three to one.
The other important match saw top English grandmaster Nigel Short lose to Chinese international master Jiangchuan Ye (over-ambition while in a winning position). It was the single most notable victory achieved by a Chinese player.
Hungary, which won the silver medal in the last World Chess Championships, came fourth after four quick draws against the Olympic bronze medallists, the Netherlands, which came in a disappointing ninth.
Final standing:
1. Soviet Union, 27 1/2 points
2. Yugoslavia, 22 1/2
3. England, 21 1/2
4. Hungary, 18 1/2
5.-6. United States, Switzerland, 17
7. Cuba, 16 1/2
8. China, 15 1/2
9. Netherlands, 12 1/2
10. Africa, 11 1/2
The World Team Chess Tournament was reported by Reuter.
-CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOLVERS! - Dr. Harold Rosenberg, Ken Frost, Hal Harmon, Edwin O. Smith, Raeburn Kennard, Dean Thompson, Ray Jackson, William DeVroom, Brian Griffith, Paul R. Lindeman, Robert Tanner, Ted Pathakis, Al Nicholas, Mel Puller, Hal Knight, Ann Neil, Aaron Kennard, Mark Stranger, Kay Lundstrom, Brian Harrow, Monroe Iversen, William D. Rice, Covert Copier, Joan Nay, Prof. Ardean Watts, John N. Nielsen, Ray Jackson and Reed Adams.