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FIDE World Championship - Game 1




White: Anatoly Karpov   1


Black: Gata Kamsky      0





Played 6 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett

also... Special Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

Coverage provided by the United States Chess Federation
in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Mon. Bouton of FIDE.
Technical services provided by Websong Publishing

The game was adjourned upon completing the second time control after move 56.
Gata Kamsky subsequently resigned before the game was resumed.

The sealed move was: 57. Bd5

Click on a move to see a Diagram 
    KARPOV    KAMSKY


  1. d4       Nf6


  2. c4       g6


  3. Nc3      d5


  4. Nf3      Bg7


  5. Qb3      dxc4


  6. Qxc4     O-O


  7. e4       Nc6


  8. Be2      Bg4


  9. Be3      Bxf3


 10. Bxf3     e5


 11. d5       Nd4


 12. Bd1      b5


 13. Nxb5     Nxe4


 14. O-O      a6


 15. Nc3      Nd6


 16. Qd3      Qh4


 17. g3       Qh3


 18. Bxd4     exd4


 19. Ne2      Qf5


 20. Nf4      Rfb8


 21. Qxf5     Nxf5


 22. Nd3      Bh6


 23. Re1      a5


 24. Bg4      Nd6


 25. Re2      a4


 26. a3       Ra5


 27. Rc2      Rxd5





    KARPOV    KAMSKY


 28. Rxc7     Ra5


 29. Bf3      Bg5


 30. Rd1      Rc8


 31. Rxc8+    Nxc8


 32. h4       Bf6


 33. Rc1      Nd6


 34. Kf1      Be7


 35. Ke2      Kf8


 36. Rc7      Bf6


 37. Kd2      h5


 38. Ke2      Nf5


 39. Rc4      Nd6


 40. Rb4      Ra6


 41. Nc5      Ra7


 42. Kd3      Rc7


 43. Nxa4     Rc1


 44. Nb6      Bg7


 45. a4       Ra1


 46. Nd7      Ke8


 47. Nc5      Ke7


 48. Kc2      Rf1


 49. Nd3      Ra1


 50. Kb3      f5


 51. Rb6      Bh6


 52. Bd5      g5


 53. Ra6      gxh4


 54. gxh4     Rd1


 55. Bc4      Rh1


 56. a5       Rxh4





     (adjournment)





 57. Bd5      Resigned
At Adjournment

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Final Position

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