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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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33. ... f7-f6
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Black creates an air hole for his king and whittles down White's majority before it becomes more dangerous. When one is striving for a draw it is advantageous for the defender to exchange as many pawns as possible.