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FIDE World Championship - Game 4




White: Gata Kamsky


Black: Anatoly Karpov





Played 12 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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11. Qd1-e2
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Kamsky brings his queen to a more active and better square while connecting his rooks. One of White's ideas may be to play 12. Qe4 to provoke a weakeness or to reposition his queen after 12. ... Nf6 13. Qh4.