CHESS MASTERS BRING NO EDGE TO THE TABLE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: Associated Press

NEW YORK The fourth game of the Professional Chess Association world championship ended in a draw Friday after challenger Viswanathan Anand easily held off an attack from titleholder Garry Kasparov.

It was the fourth consecutive draw since the 20-game match got under way Monday. With each player receiving a half point for a draw, the score in the match is 2-2.

``I'm basically quite happy,'' Anand told reporters after the game, which was played in a specially designed soundproof booth on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center.

``Two-two is OK. It could have been two-and-a-half,'' Anand said, referring to …