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New York and the two arenas of the last contest for the World Chess Championship between the two greatest names in chess today. The charismatic Garry Kasparov, the youngest ever holder of the title and possibly the greatest player in history. The Anatoly Karpov, World Champion for 11 years before Kasparov took his crown, and the record-breaking winner of over 80 top class tournaments. Already, these two giants of the chessboard had faced each other a record 120 times in World Championship play, from the controversial unfinished marathon of 1984-5 to the nail-biting tied contest of 198?