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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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13. a2-a3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

This move stops ... Nb4 and prevents 13. ... Qxb2 because 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qe4 g6 16. Rfb1 traps Black's queen.