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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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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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31. ... b6-b5
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

And only now does Black play ... b5 because the White knight cannot come to c5. Usually it is a good idea to keep as many pawns on the board as possible when you are playing to win. (1:45)