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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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22. Re1xe3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White wants to enter the endgame on his terms therefore he forces Black to trade queen so that his rook will be on an open file. While the endgame is slightly inferior it offers better drawing chances than the middlegame with 22. ... Qb6 23. Nd6.