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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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14. ... Ra8-d8
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

The rook prepares to put pressure on the d4-pawn. Karpov keeps the d-pawn under close surveillance perhaps mindful of the damage it wreaked by advancing in game two. Black leaves his king rook on f8 to look after his f-pawn. His rook placement is more solid than the usual ... Rac8 and ... Rfd8.