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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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12. ... Qd8-b6
Full Game Score ... Previous Move ... Next Move
Grandmaster 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 varies from the second game when he played 12. ... Bd7. The game move aims for ... Nb4 seems better and in some instances threatens the b-pawn.