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FIDE World Championship - Game 3




White: Anatoly Karpov


Black: Gata Kamsky





Played 10 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett

Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

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2. c2-c4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White puts his pawns side by side (which is called a duo). The pawn advances prior to the knight on b1 in order to maximize central pressure.