Another tie keeps Karpov just short of chess title

Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi drew the 16th game of their world chess championship match, with Karpov still one victory away from maintaining his title. world chess champion.

The score stands at 5 to 2 in Karpov's favor. The championship prize is 500, 000 Swiss francs, or about $280,000.

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