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FIDE World Championship - Game 2




White: Gata Kamsky


Black: Anatoly Karpov





Played 8 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett

later today... Special Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

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7. ... Nf6xd5

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GM Bisguier's Commentary

Black recapatures his pawn and threatens to capture on c3 winning material.

The d5-square is a Black strong point since it occupies the square in front of an isolated pawn note it cannot be harassed by a pawn.