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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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12. ... Bc8-d7

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GM Bisguier's Commentary

Too risky is 12. ... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bc3 when the Black queen will face continuing harassment and his kingside may be breached with a later Bxf6 or Nxf6. Black completes his minor piece development and prepares to brings his a8-rook to open c-file.